Firefighters rescue men trapped 40ft above the ground (From York Press)
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Firefighters rescue men trapped 40ft above the ground
9:07am Thursday 20th September 2012 in News
FIREFIGHTERS rescued two men trapped against a building 40ft above the ground in a broken-down cherry picker in North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service were called at 12.28pm on Tuesday after reports that the men, both in their 50s, were stuck outside in the cherry picker a building in Belle Vue Square, Skipton.
The men had been clearing some guttering when the cherry picker malfunctioned – causing the machinery to fall against the building on two wheels – leaving the men trapped.
Two fire crews helped rescue the men. No one was injured.
Comments(2)
Kevin Turvey
says...
7:55am Fri 21 Sep 12
I am sure that is something that the HSE will be looking at with their investigation.
The beauty of the law at present is that due to a non suitable and sufficent risk assessment with relevant and robust controls you effectively write your own prosecution because the incident has occurred.
Lovely!
glyn says...
8:21pm Thu 20 Sep 12
Basic rescue procedure.
Where was the guy at the bottom?