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I went to the game at Fylde last night and sure enough, the steel hurdles are still there and a Hartlepool player nearly had a nasty collision with one when running at pace towards a ball going out of play.
Allowing that scenario to carry on without remedy is criminally negligent. Crossing fingers and hoping for the best isn't good enough and it's time the Heath and Safety Act was properly enforced before, God forbid, there's a permanent career tending injury caused.
KFC Fylde can hardly claim they aren't aware of the situation. Perhaps Fylde Council need a nudge.
“It is easier to fool people, than to convince them that they have been fooledâ€
I am more than happy to do this but as I didn't make it to the Flyde game any further information would be helpful. *Height of the advertising hoarding frame. *Distance from the advertising hoarding frame to any other source of injury crush barriers etc. It seemed very close to the away terrace. *Cause of the injury, was it due to the impact with the advertising hoarding frame or impact with something else after Jes had gone over the metal frame. *Injury sustained. *Treatment required. As a former health and safety professional with many contacts within the HSE this is the way I see it. As this had happened before it was foreseeable that this could happen again and yet nothing was done to either assess or mitigate the risk. This could quite easily be avoided by simply putting timber panels within the metal frame and painting them a visible colour. Therefore it is "reasonably practicable" to avoid this Injury occurring. Any help with these details and any other thoughts or observations would be greatly appreciated.
I wrote to the PFA the night after our game but have not recieved a reply or acknowledgment. They also must have a duty of care. And I would be disappointed if RAFC have not reported the incident too , especially in the light of a previous similar event and now what seems like another close shave. Does the lack of remediation in the light of these incidents invalidate the insurance at Fylde's ground?
I looked at the video of the highlights (the incident is at 4:10 onwards) and my immediate thought was that he was lucky not to smash his head into the top of the crush barrier in front of the fans after trying to hurdle the advertising hoarding frame. That could have been even worse given the pace he was going. Looks like he was pushed a bit as well.
I watched the Fyde v Hartlepool game on Tuesday evening and there was another similar incident when the pools player had to vault the metal surround and he ended up in the terrace, not injured though fortunately. It's going to keep happening this.
"There was a stoppage mid-way through the first half when Gateshead defender Joe Cook tried to get on the end of a free-kick and slid off the pitch into the advertising boards. After receiving treatment, Cook was back on his feet, but was swiftly substituted."
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