“A fire authority has been fined after a firefighter was trapped underneath a car in a training exercise, breaking his legs in more than a dozen places.

The firefighter was setting up a simulated road traffic collision with colleagues at Stockton Fire Station, South Road, Stockton on Tees on October 19 2020 when the incident happened.

The crew had attempted to put a car on its side to perform a ‘roof flap’ procedure in which the roof structure is removed to allow greater access.”

It is important to be aware that no matter how important or respected your employer is, if they are at fault for an injury caused at work, you are able to make a claim against the workplace.

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https://www.press.hse.gov.uk/2022/12/07/fire-authority-fined-after-firefighter-breaks-both-legs/