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The 44-year-old City and County Signs Ltd employee from Hucknall was using the lift to remove a sign from a commercial property when the incident happened.
Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court heard the worker was standing in the basket, but as it elevated one of two levelling rods that keep the basket horizontal at all times broke.
This caused the basket to tip backwards, leading the worker to fall around 1.5 metres and break his neck.
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found City and County Signs Ltd had failed to ensure the vehicle-mounted lift was thoroughly examined in the six months before the incident.
HSE inspector Lorna Sherlock said there is a legal requirement for all employers who use lifting equipment to ensure they have it thoroughly examined by a competent person every six months.
"Had the company done this the cracks in the levelling rod would have been identified and repaired and this incident avoided," she stated.
"Instead, a worker suffered some nasty injuries which could have easily been much worse."
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East Mids sign company fined after worker breaks neck
A Nottinghamshire sign company has been fined £10,000 after a worker fractured his neck falling from a vehicle-mounted lift.The 44-year-old City and County Signs Ltd employee from Hucknall was using the lift to remove a sign from a commercial property when the incident happened.
Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court heard the worker was standing in the basket, but as it elevated one of two levelling rods that keep the basket horizontal at all times broke.
This caused the basket to tip backwards, leading the worker to fall around 1.5 metres and break his neck.
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found City and County Signs Ltd had failed to ensure the vehicle-mounted lift was thoroughly examined in the six months before the incident.
HSE inspector Lorna Sherlock said there is a legal requirement for all employers who use lifting equipment to ensure they have it thoroughly examined by a competent person every six months.
"Had the company done this the cracks in the levelling rod would have been identified and repaired and this incident avoided," she stated.
"Instead, a worker suffered some nasty injuries which could have easily been much worse."
Quantum Risk Management are a leading Health and Safety consultant
Posted on 06/01/2012
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