Mechanic crushed under seven-tonne truck

摘要

Avehicle recovery firm in Hull has been prosecuted after a mechanic suffered a serious back injury when a seven-tonne lorry fell from a jack and trapped him underneath. The 22-year-old fractured two vertebrae in the incident at ABR Rescue Ltd's workshop in June 2012. He was unable to return to work for three months. Hull magistrates court was told that the firm had failed to provide safe working methods for its employees and had not addressed the very real risks of harm associated with working underneath vehicles. Magistrates heard that the mechanic was fitting a brake chamber to the lorry. The vehicle's rear nearside wheels had been taken off and it was being supported by a single hydraulic jack - which itself was standing on a block of wood. Another employee was working in the lorry's cab and when he started the engine, the LGV rolled off or fell from the jack, trapping the mechanic underneath.