19-04-2023 15:50 via constructionenquirer.com

Worker hit by falling insulation panel

Two contractors have been sentenced after a worker was hospitalised for nearly two weeks after being struck by a 124kg panel.
The man was working as a lift supervisor at a site in Jesmond, Newcastle, on 22 January 2020.
He had been using a tower crane to lift a structured insulated panel (SIP). During the lifting operation, the SIP struck steel work and fell on top of the worker.He spent 13 days in hospital following the incident after fracturing his collarbone, left shoulder blade, left ankle a
Read more »