William Hill store sign which eliminated male was 'an excellent fix'
8 October 2018

An employee who set up a 31 stone (200kg) indication above a bookmakers which fell and squashed a guy has told a court it was "an excellent fix" when he put it up.
Jacob Marx had actually been working in London for 4 months when he was crushed by the indication outside a William Hill bookies on 28 January 2013.
Carlos Park told Blackfriars Crown Court the fascia he attached the indication to had been "solid".
William Hill Organisation Ltd denies breaching health and safety.

New Zealand nationwide Mr Marx, 27, suffered a broken neck and a fractured skull after the indication fell 2m on to him outside the bookmakers in Camden Road.

The court heard Mr Park was working for Saltwell Signs when he fitted the yohaig code sign in 2006.

He informed the jury he had got a "great repair" to the plywood fascia when screwing it up.
"The fascia was solid. I can tell when I am taking the screws out (of the old indication)," he stated.

Mr Park said he brought out a visual assessment of the plywood "to see there is not any rot" however included that the fascia "needs to be fit for function when I show up."

Former Saltwell's factory manager Terrance English told the yohaig code court the indication fitter was not responsible for inspecting the building's structure.
When asked by John Cooper, protecting William Hill, if the fitter had no duty for the structure below he said: "Yes, just the fascia, not the structure itself."

William Hill Organisation Ltd denies one count of failing to ensure the safety of non-employees and one count of failing to ensure the security of workers.
The trial continues.

Man killed by 'dangerously insecure' indication
28 September 2018
