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Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · Peterborough Magistrates' Court
A worker helping to unload cargo from a delivery trailer stepped onto a roller deck with a 10cm gap while he and two colleagues tried to free stuck cargo. Once the cargo was freed, a skid slid from the trailer onto the roller deck and struck his left leg, which had become trapped in the gap.
Injuries: Through-knee amputation of the left leg; now wheelchair-dependent and requires prosthetic limbs.
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
“A man has had the rest of his life severely impacted due to his employer failing to fulfil their duty.”
Loading bay equipment with gaps or trap hazards needs a safe system of work before workers are put anywhere near it during unloading.
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