how did that happen to that ladder?
But the ladder he was using is an important issue.He was using a diy rated ladder and not a trade rated ladder.We do not know if the ladder was faulty because we are only looking at your photos and perhaps he could of still had the fall even if using a trade rated ladder.But the fact remains he was not using suitable equipment for the job at hand.No excuses.
Actually on looking again its been stood on and bent the wrong way round.. How did it fold the opposite way???
im prepared to wager that its a loft ladder or ,as i said before, a childs ladder , made in the 1950s . even at 14 stone he must have had it at a strange angle to get it to crease like that i sense a setup . could be hes tryin to claim compo