Ewa Rolbiecka (51) claims she was not provided with propoer equipment to do her job
A mushroom picker has sued for damages over back injuries suffered when she fell from an allegedly unsuitable low platform while picking from a higher shelf in a tunnel.
Ms Rolbiecka claims she was not provided with proper equipment and fell because she had to stand on a low platform to reach the top shelf of mushrooms she was required to pick. Paul Burns, counsel for Ms Rolbiecka, said she was unable to return to work but wants to do so, initially on a part time basis. He said she had been employed at Kennedys since 2007 and there were no problems prior to the accident.
It is alleged the castor wheels on some of the high platforms did not work properly, which meant they could not be moved around. Management knew this method of reaching up standing on a low platform was common practice but there was never any warning not to do so, it was claimed.
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