William Hill Shop Sign which Killed Man was 'a Good Fix'
William Hill shop indication which killed man was 'an excellent fix'
8 October 2018
An employee who set up a 31 stone (200kg) indication above a bookies which fell and crushed a man has actually told a court it was "a good repair" when he put it up.
Jacob Marx had actually been working in London for four months when he was squashed by the indication outside a William Hill bookies on 28 January 2013.
Carlos Park told Blackfriars Crown Court the fascia he attached the sign to had actually been "solid".
William Hill Organisation Ltd rejects breaching health and safety.
New Zealand national Mr Marx, 27, suffered a damaged neck and a fractured skull after the indication fell 2m on to him outside the bookmakers in Camden Road.
The court heard Mr Park was working for Saltwell Signs when he fitted the check in 2006.
He informed the jury he had actually got a "excellent fix" to the plywood fascia when screwing it up.
"The fascia was strong. I can tell when I am taking the screws out (of the old indication)," he stated.
Mr Park said he performed a visual examination of the plywood "to see there is not any rot" however added that the fascia "ought to be fit for purpose when I turn up."
Former Saltwell's factory manager Terrance English told the court the sign fitter was not responsible for checking the structure's structure.
When asked by John Cooper, safeguarding William Hill, if the fitter had no duty for the structure below he said: "Yes, just the fascia, not the structure itself."
William Hill Organisation Ltd denies one count of stopping working to make sure the safety of non-employees and one count of stopping working to ensure the safety of staff members.
The trial continues.
Man killed by 'alarmingly insecure' sign
28 September 2018
William Hill shop indication which killed man was 'an excellent fix'
8 October 2018
An employee who set up a 31 stone (200kg) indication above a bookies which fell and crushed a man has actually told a court it was "a good repair" when he put it up.
Jacob Marx had actually been working in London for four months when he was squashed by the indication outside a William Hill bookies on 28 January 2013.
Carlos Park told Blackfriars Crown Court the fascia he attached the sign to had actually been "solid".
William Hill Organisation Ltd rejects breaching health and safety.
New Zealand national Mr Marx, 27, suffered a damaged neck and a fractured skull after the indication fell 2m on to him outside the bookmakers in Camden Road.
The court heard Mr Park was working for Saltwell Signs when he fitted the check in 2006.
He informed the jury he had actually got a "excellent fix" to the plywood fascia when screwing it up.
"The fascia was strong. I can tell when I am taking the screws out (of the old indication)," he stated.
Mr Park said he performed a visual examination of the plywood "to see there is not any rot" however added that the fascia "ought to be fit for purpose when I turn up."
Former Saltwell's factory manager Terrance English told the court the sign fitter was not responsible for checking the structure's structure.
When asked by John Cooper, safeguarding William Hill, if the fitter had no duty for the structure below he said: "Yes, just the fascia, not the structure itself."
William Hill Organisation Ltd denies one count of stopping working to make sure the safety of non-employees and one count of stopping working to ensure the safety of staff members.
The trial continues.
Man killed by 'alarmingly insecure' sign
28 September 2018