Apprentice decorator blinded by PVC hoarding

A Bradford contractor has been fined after an employee suffered significant sight loss in his right eye on a retail refurbishment job.
Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how Pearl Services UK Ltd had been contracted to carry out refurbishment of a store in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.
On the 23 February 2020 employees were erecting PVC hoarding within the store to separate the refurbishment work area from members of the public.An apprentice decorator who was helping joiners set up the hoard