On Workers' Memorial Day, the Bishop of Liverpool highlighted the importance of health and safety to human life.
During the 'Thought for the Day' slot on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning (28 April), Reverend James Jones, noted the 27,000 major injuries suffered in the workplace last year; the 29.3 million working days lost last year due to injury and ill health; and the 180 people tragically killed in their place of work last year.
Rev Jones then told the story of Andrew Pursey, the 21-year-old farmer who was crushed to death between two tractors in Hertfordshire. Andrew had scratched 'I love you' on his tractor as he lay dying.
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