A Bristol scaffolding company has been prosecuted after a worker lost the sight in one eye after a fall.
Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of RJ Scaffolding had to be put into an induced coma for two weeks after falling more than 6m from the scaffolding.
The worker suffered several serious injuries including losing the sight in his right eye and five fractures to the skull.
An investigation by the HSE into the incident, which occurred on 2 June 2016, found the employee was untrained, the supervisor was unfamiliar with standard safety techniques and the appropriate equipment had not been supplied to the worker.
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