The father of a brave football mascot whose beaming smile touched thousands around the world suffered serious burns in an industrial accident which has left him unable to work. Now a Bolton company has been fined after a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive over the incident.
Along with his wife Gemma, Carl established the Bradley Lowery Foundation, which helps families that are fundraising to obtain medical equipment and treatment. The pair were working on the building’s main switchboard, with nearby bus bars left live with electricity and covered by a guard panel. However, a gap in the guard panel led to a nut rolling behind and coming into contact with the live bus bars, causing an electrical flash which blew Carl backwards and burnt his arms and face.
Carl said in his victim personal statement: “Even when Bradley was poorly I worked. I’ve not been able to work since the accident either, mentally or physically. My left hand is my dominant hand and after the accident I had no grip. I had to try and learn how to use my non-dominant hand.”