Scaffolder left 'disabled' from 30ft work fall denied payout as Facebook photos showed him playing football and snorkelling
Scaffolder left ‘disabled’ from 30ft fall denied payout as Facebook photos showed him playing football and snorkellingA SCAFFOLDER who claimed to be a disabled recluse after a work fall was denied a payout as Facebook posts showed him playing football and intervening in a fight.
Leroy Baker was denied payout after he claimed to be a 'disabled recluse' following a 30ft fall at workFacebook photos showed that Leroy Baker led an active lifestyle, Pellikaan Construction told the courtBut Pellikaan Construction told central London county court that posts also showed him “astride a motorbike, swimming and snorkelling abroad”.
The ex-scaffolder suffered fractures to his back, ribs and pelvis and sustained other acute injuries. However, lawyers representing admitted 25 per cent liability for the fall as Mr Baker might have avoided the accident if he had been in a safety harness.
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