Roofer Fined Following ‘Tragic and Avoidable’ Rooflight Fall

Daniel Jenner, trading as Jenner Roofing and Building Services, has received an eight-month suspended sentence after a worker fell four metres through a rooflight to the concrete floor below.

On 12 August 2023 a worker was cleaning and repairing gutters for Jenner Roofing and Building Services at an industrial estate in High Wycombe.

While working alone and walking next to the unprotected edges of the roof, the worker approached a fragile roof covering above a service road. He stepped onto a rooflight, falling through it, and sustained serious, life-changing injuries. His injuries included a fractured skull and cheekbone, a fractured leg and a broken wrist.

No Safety Measures

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Daniel Jenner had failed to implement any work-at-height measures to prevent workers from falling from the unguarded edges of the roof or through the fragile roof itself. There were no measures in place to mitigate for either the distance or the impact of a fall.

Working at height remains one of the leading causes of workplace injury and death. HSE guidance is available here: Working safely at height and managing construction activities.

Roofer Fined

Daniel Jenner, trading as Jenner Roofing and Building Services, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

He received an eight-month suspended sentence, was ordered to complete 280 hours of unpaid work and to pay £500 in costs at a hearing at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 21 January 2026.

Tragic and Avoidable

HSE Lead Inspector Sophie Neale said: “This was a tragic but avoidable incident, where an individual suffered life-changing injuries due to working at height. Had suitable control measures been implemented, such as fall prevention or fall mitigation measures, this incident would not have occurred.

“This prosecution highlights ongoing safety failures in the construction industry, where working at height remains one of the leading causes of workplace injury and death.”

This HSE prosecution was brought by HSE enforcement lawyer, Gemma Zakrzewski and paralegal officer, Helen Hugo.