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17th April 2024 Issue no. 701

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Security guard gets the slip

A security guard who slipped on a dirty floor while trying to stop shoplifters in a Doncaster supermarket is calling for better safety standards at work after he fractured his hip and was left using a walking frame.

Darren Mason, aged 38, was off work for five months after he fell while working for Chubb Security at Sainsbury's in Thorne Road, Edenthorpe, in 2006. 

His lawyers, Irwin Mitchell, negotiated a settlement of £9,000 with his employers to cover the costs of his care since the accident.

While Mr Mason was on his break customer services alerted him to some suspicious customers who were swapping labels on meat products.

He slipped on a walkway from the canteen to the shop floor which was slippery from dust as the store was undergoing a renovation. There was also a freezer nearby that was faulty and known to leak.

29th September 2010