Congratulations to April 2022’s Thanks For Your Effort Winners – the Liverpool Docklands Asphalt Team, for their rapid response with first aid and aftercare when a third-party tipper driver badly injured his hand.
The team was made up of Lee Millington, Phil Barker, Ian Speakman and Carl Edwards.
At Liverpool Docklands on Tuesday 8th March a third-party tipper driver had a finger amputated whilst undertaking his pre-trip checks. This was a significant injury that confronted the team first thing in the morning. The four Operatives helped perform first aid to stem the bleeding and intervened twice when the injured party started to slip into shock.
To compound the issue further no ambulances were available and they took it upon themselves to get him to hospital. They even went to the local Tesco at the request of the hospital to get some ice to help preserve the finger.
Rob Wilkinson, Logistics Manager Supply Chain/Logistics, nominated the team and commented: “The intervention of the four individuals was above and beyond. Their professionalism was exemplary and cool, calm heads ensured no further medical issues were sustained by the driver.
To be confronted by the situation that faced them that morning and to deal with it in the manner they did was special and worthy of recognition. It’s a privilege to know we have these kinds of people working amongst us.”