Workman injured in High Wycombe university plunge (From Bucks Free Press)
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Workman injured in High Wycombe university plunge
4:47pm Monday 24th August 2009 in News By Alex Hayes
The fall happened in the "gateway" Bucks New University building
AN investigation is under way into how a workman fell nearly 20 feet down a lift shaft at a “Gateway” university building in High Wycombe.
The subcontractor was left with a broken leg after falling six metres down the void from the first floor of the Buckinghamshire New University building in Queen Alexandra Road on Friday.
Two fire crews from High Wycombe were called in to help paramedics rescue the man after his fall in the new building at about 8.50am.
Barbara Cahalane, a spokesman for BAM Construction, which are undertaking the £48m project, said an investigation has now been launched into the incident.
She added: “A sub contractor fell six metres down a lift shaft on Friday and broke their leg.
“We have a full investigation under way to determine what happened and proper instructions have been given to the health and safety executive.”
Anne Whitehouse, a spokesman for the university, said they still expect the building to be up and running in time for the arrival of new students on September 21.
The new building, which has been under construction since January 2008, will feature new dance studios, sports facilities and hi-tech music and video editing suites.
Comments(11)
iworld
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6:34pm Mon 24 Aug 09
pumpkin
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7:33pm Mon 24 Aug 09
green giant
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7:49pm Mon 24 Aug 09
Town of this size needs full NHS service.
Also in Wycombe we speak english so please have staff that we all can understand.
Mrs A, Bucks
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8:08pm Mon 24 Aug 09
I do hope the person that was injured makes a full and quick recovery - which is actually what this story was about!
dippy d
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9:55pm Mon 24 Aug 09
Eachban
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11:11pm Mon 24 Aug 09
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The reports on Wycombe hospital care ability are wildly different - from very good to apalling. Personal experience certainly doesn't fall into very good category, unfortunately.
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The recessed white facade of the new building looks a bit like a 3D representation of a 4D cube, except for the unnecessary bit at the bottom.
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Now we need to get rid of the grubby old monstrosity next to it thats been there since whenever, and put another clean modern architectural education facility like this one as a gateway to the modern High Wycombe.
erm
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11:27pm Mon 24 Aug 09
pumpkin wrote:he ended up at the bottom of the lift shaft...
I notice the BFP hasn't said where this poor man ended up. Wexham Park or Stoke Mandeville? Not Wycombe Hospital which can only give a paracetamol or put a plaster on a cut.
sw - deep-hole
Kadoogan
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10:58am Tue 25 Aug 09
I'm the first to admit that the new building isn't very attractive from the outside, but inside it will be pretty impressive. It does make the old building behind it look pretty bad though. Hopefully they will do something to smarten that up a bit.
Hope the injured guy recovers quickly.
J B Blackett
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2:51pm Tue 25 Aug 09
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You are also right about the frontage and dishevelled bedraggled rear of the college - reminds of the old expression - Fur coat and no Knickers.
those
Blaze Falconburger
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11:20am Wed 26 Aug 09
It is not a pleasing or state of the art design, I think the architect strongly needs some influence on buildings with good design. It would have looked better being completely cuboid and in grey.
green giant says...
5:16pm Mon 24 Aug 09