Man left brain damaged by falling panel saw

Haulage companies have been warned about the importance of communicating effectively with staff after an accident where the victim had not been given enough information about how a load was secured.

 

Nicholas Holmes, 49, from Bradford, was delivering panel saws to the Saw Centre in Glasgow, on 16 August 2007 when one weighing 290 kilograms fell off the vehicle, hitting him on the head. Mr Holmes was left with permanent brain damage by the incident.

 

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