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Lancashire farmer’s bale warning as hay-making begins Posted - 19 June 2012 by Justine Waby As the hay-making season gets underway, a Lancashire farmer, left paralysed by a falling bale, is telling his story to warn others of the risks farmers and farm-hands face. Robert Field, 21, from Burnley was stacking silage bales on a neighbour’s farm in 2007 when the bale grab on the telehandler cracked as it struggled to put in place the topmost bale on a stack. Robert got out to look at the problem and was hit by a one-ton bale from six metres high. It broke his back, fractured his jaw and severed a main artery in his leg. Doctors expected him to die. Robert survived but his surgeons were forced to amputate his leg. He was also left paralysed from the waist down. Neither he nor his colleagues had been trained in bale stacking and there had been no planning of the job. Along with the emotional impact, there had been a big financial impact as a result of this accident. Robert has been able to work again, thanks to major adaptations to equipment, including £3000 of modifications to their JCB Loadall. He has however had to employ more staff to undertake the work he can no longer do. The Health & Safety Executive are supporting Robert’s drive to improve bale-making season as Graeme Walker, of the HSE’s Food and Agriculture division comments "11 workers have died in baling incidents since 2007. Baling doesn’t have to be a dangerous activity. With the right training and proper planning Robert and his family needn’t have gone through the emotional trauma they did. They also wouldn’t have had to pay for additional support and adaptations. Robert is an inspiration, but his story should also serve as a stark warning to others." If you have suffered injuries as a result of an accident on a farm, involving livestock or heavy machinery then you may be able to seek compensation. Please contact Armstrong James today to discuss your situation. Our team will listen to you and discuss the options available to you. Call us on 0800 169 1211 or complete our Online Enquiry to begin you claim for compensation. Tags: Armstrong James LLP, Personal Injury Lawyers, Accident on a Farm, Stacking Bales, Farm Risks, Stacking Silage Bales, Heavy Machinery Accident,

Lancashire farmer’s bale warning as hay-making begins

Posted - 19 June 2012 by Justine Waby

As the hay-making season gets underway, a Lancashire farmer, left paralysed by a falling bale, is telling his story to warn others of the risks farmers and farm-hands face.

Robert Field, 21, from Burnley was stacking silage bales on a neighbour’s farm in 2007 when the bale grab on the telehandler cracked as it struggled to put in place the topmost bale on a stack. Robert got out to look at the problem and was hit by a one-ton bale from six metres high. It broke his back, fractured his jaw and severed a main artery in his leg. Doctors expected him to die.

Robert survived but his surgeons were forced to amputate his leg. He was also left paralysed from the waist down.

Neither he nor his colleagues had been trained in bale stacking and there had been no planning of the job.

Along with the emotional impact, there had been a big financial impact as a result of this accident. Robert has been able to work again, thanks to major adaptations to equipment, including £3000 of modifications to their JCB Loadall. He has however had to employ more staff to undertake the work he can no longer do.

The Health & Safety Executive are supporting Robert’s drive to improve bale-making season as Graeme Walker, of the HSE’s Food and Agriculture division comments "11 workers have died in baling incidents since 2007. Baling doesn’t have to be a dangerous activity. With the right training and proper planning Robert and his family needn’t have gone through the emotional trauma they did. They also wouldn’t have had to pay for additional support and adaptations. Robert is an inspiration, but his story should also serve as a stark warning to others."

If you have suffered injuries as a result of an accident on a farm, involving livestock or heavy machinery then you may be able to seek compensation.

Please contact Armstrong James today to discuss your situation.

Our team will listen to you and discuss the options available to you.

Call us on 0800 169 1211 or complete our Online Enquiry to begin you claim for compensation.

Tags: Armstrong James LLP, Personal Injury Lawyers, Accident on a Farm, Stacking Bales, Farm Risks, Stacking Silage Bales, Heavy Machinery Accident,

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