SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Factory worker falls through skylight at Numatic International

SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Factory worker falls through skylight at Numatic International

A FACTORY worker at Numatic International in Chard fell through a skylight onto a crane gantry seven metres up.

Firefighters from Chard, Axminster and Taunton and a specialist rescue team from Bridgwater attended the incident at just after 3pm yesterday (Tuesday, July 28, 2015), along with paramedics.

A Fire Service spokesman said: “Officers rescued the casualty who was suffering from head and shoulder injuries.”

The casualty was taken to hospital.