HSE to investigate hospital construction accident

A leading health and safety watchdog is investigating an accident where masonry fell from a construction site, killing a motorcyclist.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be conducting an examination of the circumstances surrounding the incident.

It occurred when a gust of wind caught a crane, sending the plant spinning out of control.

Masonry which was being winched to the top of the construction site, situated at Broomfield Hospital, fell into the road, causing the incident.

A first-hand source reported: "A big block of the masonry flew off the cable and landed on him, there was nothing anyone could do."

The hospital's spokeswoman confirmed there has been an accident and that the HSE will be conducting an investigation into it.

Yesterday, Besana UK was fined £8,000 after one of its employees was crushed beneath a pallet truck which had fallen from a loading bay.