Pret a Manger fined over London worker stuck in freezer
The woman, who was wearing only jeans and a T-shirt, was stuck for two and a half hours.
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The woman, who was wearing only jeans and a T-shirt, was stuck for two and a half hours.
The employee endured a two-and-a-half-hour ordeal when she became locked inside a walk-in commercial freezer, which led to her losing sensation in her legs and feet.
The employee endured a two-and-a-half-hour ordeal in July 2021 when she became locked inside a walk-in commercial freezer, suffering breathing difficulties and loss of sensation in her legs and feet.
Westminster City Council said the worker became trapped in the walk-in commercial freezer, which typically has its temperature set at -18C.
Pret A Manger has been fined £800,000 after one of its workers got stuck in one of its freezers, suffering suspected hypothermia.