Posted By joanne doherty At risk of being condemned by previous posters lol, i have a situation i would appreciate your feedback on. So here we go, approximately one year ago, workplace X had an arson attack, during the clean up operation a member of the team slipped off a kerb causing injury to their back. In order to resume business as usual, ( the business was in the health sector ) temporary portacabins were installed in the carpark, the portacabins were approx 7ft by 7ft and contained an office desk, computer, along one length of the wall was a static patient examination couch, and at the foot of this, due to the size of the room a small hand basin. Also included in the temporary workplace were two chairs, a tower of drawers approx 64cm x 33cm x 35cm, a bookcase approx 77cm width x 82cm height and a dressing trolley. During a cervical examination on a female patient, the same team member twisted their back, due to the angle at which the examination took place. This has resulted in a considerable amount of time off work and also being registered as disabled. Over the last few days, meetings have taken place and it has been suggested that a return to work for the injured person, back into their previous roll would be unlikely, even though the injured person is keen to return to work. The accident was apparantly reported to Riddor, however HSE did not inspect the temporary working enviroment. The injured party is now concerned that they will lose their job due to not being able to perform their duties they are contracted for and is considering legal action. Does anyone have any thoughts on this please?