Bradford & District | Archive | 2002 | October | 4
From the Telegraph & Argus, first published Friday 4th Oct 2002.
An asylum seeker suffered massive head injuries when a large piece of tree fell on him during lopping work at a Liversedge garden.
Turkish-born Arif Toy-temor, 33, of Parkway, Bowling, Bradford, was working as a labourer for tree surgeon James Manchester when the incident happened last November, an inquest heard.
The section of tree weighed between 30lb and 40lb.
Mr Manchester told the Bradford hearing he was up the 60ft ash tree cutting sections from it. He had instructed Mr Toytemor to stand well clear. He said he saw him standing where he should have been, about five metres away, as he began using the chainsaw.
When he stopped cutting he looked down and saw Mr Toytemor's hard plastic helmet on the ground. Mr Toytemor was on some steps, rubbing his head. He stood up, but said he was feeling dizzy. He was driven home but an ambulance was called.
Dr Pat Caunt, an inspector with the Health and Safety Executive, said she was satisfied the system of work being used at the address in Leeds Road, Liversedge, was what the HSE would expect.
The jury returned a verdict of misadventure.
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