Ivan Penkov was also working on the scaffold when it collapsed. He suffered serious fractures to his legs and arms and had to spend a month in hospital recovering. He had to undergo a number of operations and had to retrain as a draftsman. In this video, Ivan talks about the incident.
More information on the incident is available at Press release - Fatal scaffold collapse prompts £126,000 fine
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