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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Company 'did nothing' to stop worker falling from telehandler  A company has been fined after a worker was severely injured in the kind of incident that can lead to individuals seeking help from a personal injury lawyer in Southampton. Shetland-based Ness Engineering Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following the incident last year. The accident occurred when David Thomson, 22, was working as part of a team removing a redundant aerial mast from a former RAF remote radar at Unst, Shetland. He was standing in a telehandler bucket attachment that was raised around nine feet off the ground when he fell. Injuries suffered by Mr Thomson included a fractured vertebra in his back, while he also broke his left arm in two places, broke his thumbs and received multiple abrasions to his face and neck. HSE inspector Alan MacKinnon said: "It was entirely foreseeable that there was a risk of either the men or the metal falling from the bucket, yet the company did nothing to ensure they had the right equipment on site to allow Mr Thomson and his colleague to carry out their work safely." HSE figures show 36 per of all reported injuries to employees are down to slips, trips and falls from height. Posted by Paul Stevens 
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