Day 128 - 24 May 95 - Page 21
1 A. I suppose they could have done, yes.
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3 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is not clear to me that there had actually
4 been any further burns after 19th May. Mr. Hathaway says
5 that burn entries were all sustained over the two months'
6 period, immediately following the installation of this new
7 type of grill. So I suppose the two months may have
8 finished before 19th May. We just do not know?
9 A. No.
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11 MS. STEEL: But it does also say the incidence of burn injuries
12 has declined dramatically, which implies that they have not
13 come to a complete halt. At any rate, you are not aware of
14 any report into this? You have not seen any report?
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16 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you know anything more about it than you
17 get from the letters?
18 A. Normally, if it is something that has gone to -----
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20 Q. Do you know anything more specifically ---
21 A. About this one?
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23 Q. -- than appears in the letter?
24 A. No.
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26 MS. STEEL: These types of clamshell grills would be used around
27 the country, would they not; it would not just be the
28 Colchester store?
29 A. There are two or three different types of clamshell
30 grill.
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32 Q. Is it likely Colchester was the only one using this
33 particular type?
34 A. No, there certainly would be others.
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36 Q. Did you not feel you ought to get involved to find out the
37 implications for other stores and let them know what had
38 been going on?
39 A. I really cannot remember what we did afterwards, in
40 August 1993. Obviously, Mark took it up locally with that
41 particular restaurant. I cannot remember what we did.
42 Obviously, the point you are making is that it is a piece
43 of equipment we would have had in use elsewhere, therefore,
44 we should have communicated elsewhere, and I would agree
45 with that.
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47 Q. But you do not know whether that was done?
48 A. I cannot remember.
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50 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Are you moving from the clamshells at
51 Colchester?
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53 MS. STEEL: Yes.
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55 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Shall we have the five-minute break then?
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57 MS. STEEL: Yes.
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59 (Short Adjournment)
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