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Bradford man injured in accident at work

Jonathan Winston Jonathan Winston
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A Bradford man has been left with permanent brain damage following an accident at work in which a panel saw fell onto his head.

Nicholas Holmes was delivering saws to the Saw Centre in Glasgow when one weighing 290-kilogram fell off the vehicle, hitting him on his head. His employers, Joda Freight Limited of Keighley were fined £5,000 at Glasgow Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to breaching section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

The court heard that the haulage company did not have a reliable system of communication in place to ensure that their drivers were informed about the securing and stability of loads. It emerged that Mr Holmes had not been told anything about how the panel saws were secured in the lorry.

Following the case HSE Inspector Jean Edgar said: “Haulage companies must make sure information is properly communicated between drivers in how a load is secured and strapped. Every year about 70 people are killed and thousands more suffer major injuries in incidents involving vehicles in and around the workplaces. A significant number of these occur during deliveries and collections.”

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