LGH manager hurt labor action : ] during Judy Smith Contributing Writer A maneger doing the job of a hospital worker was injured in the laun- dry room Tuesday dur- ing a union walkout at Lions Gate Hospital. AAs if te prove the union's argument. about its workers’ high injury rate, Robert Lennox, manager of Human Resource for the hospital, was badly injured while working in the laundry room. According to Bill Earland, hospital linen services manager, Lennox was working in the sorting area of the large laun- dry facility. The iaundry ser- vices LGH and two other hos- pitals. “We have an overhead rail system in the laundry with a lift system of 40-pound dollies. He - didn’t have one of the dollies in . the lift track correctly and he brought it down too soon and him on the centre of his head trom about cight feet.” land ran to emergency and had the assistant head nurse come back with him. Together they transported to emerge Lennox was conscious bur bleeding from a large “I'm sure he had a concu and also I think he suf some problems with his neck said Earland. “He had stitches and I know they were con- cerned about his neck.” Earland has been through every labor dispute at the hos- pital since 1976 and this is the first time he’s scen a serious injury. “It could have been life threatening. He's very fortu- nate.” He said everyone ar the ” ‘hospital is uving to make the best of a bad situation. Dr, Stewart Madill, the hos- pital’s chief administrator, said 16 elective surgeries were can- celled Tuesday because of the Problems may continue for patients, hospital and support workers. Motivated by what union representatives call hos- - pital management's refusal to provide a fair contract: settic- ment, workers remain on “job action alert” in case talks srall again. Old, Hospital Empl Union (HEU) spokesman. said one of the main issues is hospital staff workload. rs suffer the highest rare of injuries on the job in the province,” he said. Lighter workloads as well vase in long-term dis- ayMeNts are just owo of mtentious bargaining HEU workers perform a variety of jobs within the hospi- tal, including: laundry, phar- macy, morgue attendants, housekeeping, kitchen, medical stenographers and rehabilita- tion services. The owo sides are at the bar- ining table again today. Gel Cable Sgn tomy Robert Galster NEWS photo Catherine Bart Fantastic four Tristan Huntington, David Meszaros and Kathleen Fawley, !eft to right, and Michael Vaninsberghe, inset, a.k.a. the “frog kids,” recently received the B.C. Ministry of Environment's Frank Shannon Jr. award for their environmental achievements. Chase results in arrest cer chased and later found one the steci 40-pound dolly nailed work stoppage." 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