A firm that hires out equipment for working safely at height has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he fell from a cherry picker.
The 42-year-old man was standing on the cherry picker's engine canopy when he fell two metres, landing on a concrete floor. He suffered a compression fracture to his skull, which caused bleeding on his brain, and fractured four vertebrae, four ribs and his collarbone. He was in hospital for nearly two weeks and has not been able to return to work since the incident.
HSE's investigation found the company had failed to plan or supervise the work properly and there was no protection to stop the man from falling from the machine. A HSE inspector said after the hearing: "Companies must ensure that work at height is properly planned and supervised and carried out safely to prevent falls.”
For more information on this workplace safety news, visit: http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/rnn-wm-12612.htm
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