Scaffolder falls crotch-first onto metal pallet after horror 20-foot plunge from factory roof

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Scaffolder falls crotch-first onto metal pallet after horror 20-foot plunge from factory roof.

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A 26-year-old scaffolder plummeted 20 feet through a factory roof after stepping onto a skylight, landing crotch-first on the hard floor.James Cranswick was moving materials across a warehouse rooftop in Keighley, West Yorkshire, while fitting temporary roof edge railing when he fell through the hazardous cladding.Harrowing security camera footage shows the tradesman crashing onto a pallet truck below, sending it toppling over, before his body sharply struck the concrete warehouse floor.The footage captures him landing with his legs splayed apart, with debris from the shattered roof raining down around him as he sat up, visibly realising the severity of his injuries.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Fellow workers rushed to assist Mr Cranswick as he writhed in pain on the factory floor - left with a fractured arm, a broken leg, and cuts to his head.Health and Safety Executive officials investigating the accident said the young worker was fortunate to have survived the ordeal.Mr...

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