STAFF from the Health and Safety Executive are investigating after a man fell four storeys from scaffolding at the Randolph Hotel in Oxford.
The man in his twenties suffered potentially life-threatening injuries to his head and chest when he fell in the early hours of Sunday and he remains in a serious condition in the John Radcliffe Hospital.
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Police and firefighters were called shortly before 1am but ambulance staff were not alerted until about 3am after the man was found on a roof by a member of hotel staff.
The HSE, which regulates workplace safety, has now confirmed that it is investigating the incident. A spokeswoman said: “The HSE is investigating an incident in liaison with Thames Valley Police in which a member of the public sustained serious injuries when he fell from scaffolding in the early hours of Sunday morning.”
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Security was stepped up at the site following the fall, and police have appealed for information.
Last year the HSE published a safety alert entitled Preventing unauthorised access onto scaffolding and other work platforms.
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It said: “Children are particularly tempted to climb and every effort must be made to deny ready access onto scaffolds.
“The primary means of denial should be site perimeter fencing but there may be a need for additional local fencing and routine removal of access ladders or use of locked guards or covers to make access ladders unavailable.”
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