Worker suffers serious injuries in fall as Wirral council fined thousands

NewsLiverpool NewsWirralUnsafe ladders remained accessible to employees12:38, 18 Aug 2026A Merseyside council has been fined after one of its employees suffered serious injuries at work. The worker suffered broken ribs and a fractured collarbone after falling from stepladder.‌Wirral Council has been fined £6,000 after a stepladder collapsed beneath one it its employees who was attempting to access a loft space at the council-operated Dale Farm site in Heswall. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Wirral Council had failed to ensure, so far as was reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare of its employees by not adequately controlling the risks associated with working at height and the use of ladders.‌The investigation identified failures in the