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May 2024
Person hospitalised after industrial accident near Boroughbridge
A person was taken to hospital following an industrial accident near Boroughbridge on Tuesday.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service today said the incident was reported just after 10pm on April 30.
A spokesperson said the ambulance was dispatched to a unit in the Becklands Close area of Roecliffe.
One patient was "conveyed to hospital", they added.
The Stray Ferret also contacted North Yorkshire Police about the incident.
A police spokesperson said it received reports of an “industrial” incident but added it was not believed anyone suffered “life-threatening injuries”.
The spokesperson said a police investigation has not been launched.
We also approached the Health and Safety Executive for further information. A spokesperson said:
The incident comes just over a month after a man died in an industrial accident at the Macadam garage in Ripon.
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