Man remains 'critical' following industrial accident

Wednesday 23 May 2018

The man who was injured in an industrial accident on Sunday remains in a critical condition at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital.

He is being treated in the 'ITU' and when Express enquired on Tuesday and Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the Committee for Health and Social Care said his condition was still 'critical'.

The accident happened inside a shop being renovated on the Bridge at around 09:20 on Sunday 20 May.

The male victim received a head injury which Express was told occurred when a refrigerator was being moved inside the shop.

He has been under the care of staff at the PEH since Sunday morning while the Health and Safety Executive has been investigating the cause of the accident.

Following the accident Guernsey Police released a statement, confirming the emergency services were called to the Bridge, St Sampson following the "industrial accident" during which "a male received a head injury."

The duty inspector said the Committee for Health and Social Care and the Health and Safety Executive were investigating with Guernsey Police "assisting where we can."

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said it was made aware by the Joint Emergency Services Control Centre of "a work-related incident on the Bridge on Sunday 20 May 2018, with initial reports of serious injuries to one of the workers."

The HSE added that two inspectors attended the scene on Sunday morning with the police and a Scene of Crime Officer with Guernsey Police handing the scene over to HSE.

"HSE now have primacy over the investigation," the spokesperson said, "this is an active investigation and it would therefore not be appropriate for HSE to provide additional comments at this stage."