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Golden helmet for colas employee
June 1st 2007

Steve Glover, an electrician working for Colas, has been awarded the Centurion Golden Helmet for surviving an industrial accident without a fatal or serious injury, while wearing a Centurion Safety Products' 1125 safety helmet.

The accident occurred in spite of safety standards being rigorously adhered to.

A cast iron cap from an old lamp column had somehow split over the years and suddenly fell apart when the column was been lifted by crane to a height of about 9m.

One half, weighing 900gm hit Glover on the head.

Thanks to his helmet, the only injury he sustained was a cut to the back of the neck caused by a piece of metal flicking under the helmet rim.

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