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Environmental Health Div. worker suffers fall on slippery road

A Government worker slipped and fell on a slippery sloping road in Pockwood Pond yesterday August 18, 2014 while in the line of duty and had to be taken away by ambulance. Photo: Team of Reporters
This is the second serious incident to occur on that hill in a little over a month, Virgin Islands News Online understands. Photo: Team of Reporters
This is the second serious incident to occur on that hill in a little over a month, Virgin Islands News Online understands. Photo: Team of Reporters
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI – A worker from the Environmental Health Division slipped and fell on a slippery sloping road in Pockwood Pond yesterday August 18, 2014 while in the line of duty and had to be taken away by ambulance.

This is the second serious incident to occur on that hill in a little over a month, Virgin Islands News Online understands.

According to a source close to the scene, the woman was part of a Environmental Health Division team carrying out an inspection stemming from earlier complaints about the condition of the road.

Just over a month ago, a family suffered an accident as a result of the slippery condition of the road which is covered in some parts by moss, making it treacherous to walk or drive on.

It was as a result of the complaints made following this vehicular accident that the Division sent in a team of persons to inspect the area. During the inspection, a female member of the team reportedly fell and hurt herself as a result of the condition of the road.

Eyewitnesses said that an ambulance had to be summoned for the woman who was believed to be in a lot of pain. It was said too that the medical personnel took a while to get the woman on the gurney then into the ambulance because of the pain she was in.

“The ambulance had to come and take her because she was in a lot of pain,” said the eyewitness.

Several persons have complained that the road has been in that mossy state with sewage constantly slowing over it and for a long time no one was doing anything about it.

Efforts by this news site to get a response from the Environmental Health Division yesterday proved futile.

32 Responses to “Environmental Health Div. worker suffers fall on slippery road”

  • foxy (19/08/2014, 09:03) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is sad
  • chad (19/08/2014, 09:10) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
    That building is curst .I hope that civil servant get well soon .
  • please (19/08/2014, 09:40) Like (10) Dislike (4) Reply
    I hope she makes a speedy recovery, what type of shoes was she wearing? I hope appropriate shoes for a slippy surface were worn and not high heels. She was going to an inspection so should have been equipped.
  • dog (19/08/2014, 09:50) Like (14) Dislike (0) Reply
    I am so sorry someone got hurt doing her job. But I am glad to hear that the Environmental Health Division is checking into environmental problems around Pockwood. Burning trash? dumping oil and construction materials? It has to have an impact on quality of air and nature. Here's for a speedy recovery to that worker. Thank you for what you do.
  • cay (19/08/2014, 09:57) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Hope she has insurance yall
  • we (19/08/2014, 10:53) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    She was wearing flat shoes .That road looks very dangerous .
  • -------------------- (19/08/2014, 11:21) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    this is shameful who is the landlord?
  • no love (19/08/2014, 11:43) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    I bet all he did was stand their and look............ just like what he did when the family jeep went over .
  • bvi (19/08/2014, 12:00) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
    IS THIS NOT THE SAME PLACE WHERE THE LADY WITH ALL THEM CHILDREN WENT OVER THE CLIFF.......THIS IS PRINCE APARTNEMTS WOW MAN YOU REALLY NEED TO FIND TIME AND TAKE CARE OF THE PLACE YOU RENTING TO PEOPLE. THIS IS NOT GOOD WHEN LANDLORDS DONT WANT TO MAINTAIN APARTMENTS
  • liberal (19/08/2014, 12:09) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply

    Well, them need to come up Hodges Creek before YEP.. The dam septic water always running down the hill and people who live's up the hillside in apartments has to walk down the steep hill and that sh.t is slippery... Persons have called the department and the pumping of that nasty, smelly, sh..ty water that is pumped when it's raining also.. As for 2 or 4 am the smell walks people up and we say there is a department for these things so... Dam it man it really needs to be address..

    • shhh (20/08/2014, 08:19) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
      Already been there. That's on the table. Hope the landlord seeing this post. Set of nasty, almost appear to don't care, people.
  • vex (19/08/2014, 12:58) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    Poor child
  • same (19/08/2014, 13:46) Like (0) Dislike (6) Reply
    LET THE PULIC WORKS HOSE DOWN THE AREA AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO ELIMINATE THE GROWTH OF MOSS , AND OTHER DERBIS. NOT ONLY THERE ALONE BUT WHERE EVER IS HAZADOUS TO THE COMUNITY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OUR HEALTH! WHAT WE BREATHE.
  • No (19/08/2014, 14:22) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
    Same that is not public works job the land lord needs to call Rickys trucking and pump out the sewerage and clean the road himself .he too dame nasty
  • jj (19/08/2014, 18:40) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    This not right
  • kids (19/08/2014, 19:49) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    Hmmmmm that look nasty ehh and these same landlord looking rent every month anf if you cant pay they making noise for these dirty place government need to come in these situation specially price control etc that landlord need get there fix fast
  • Ashhhhhh turn (20/08/2014, 00:10) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Kids u right Can't believe that family in the accident live in that nasty environment with all those kids ..... I hope the lady is ok .
  • VIP ATTACK CANINE (20/08/2014, 00:58) Like (0) Dislike (6) Reply
    NDP made that lady fall (As they did nothing about that road)

    NDP MUST GO!!!
  • mvw (20/08/2014, 02:57) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Dem say frazer built dey wall hehehe
  • was (20/08/2014, 11:39) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    And he up and down talking bout the pier
  • ---- (20/08/2014, 12:53) Like (0) Dislike (5) Reply
    This is considered an injury on the job. This employee should take action against her employer for endangering her life if she was not provided with proper personal protective equipment to do the job. If they were provided and she did not use them it is her negligence on her part.
    • Nah (20/08/2014, 17:20) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
      ------ the injury is because of the landlords negligence to put up rails to protect the people ...not the job .....even up but his house the one bedroom up their the tenant has nothing to protect him when he walks to his door ..... If he falls he ends up to the bottom which is dangerous .
      • Jamdown (20/08/2014, 20:07) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
        Yea nah me is a Jamaican who had to move his woman sweep dog poo right down on me porch
  • dad (20/08/2014, 14:51) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    When mKishmet say it bad nobody believed her till another geh buss
  • Real Deal (22/08/2014, 19:25) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I will like to know if someone build a home or house who is responsible for the repairs including walkway, road, landscaping and railing? We need to stop this finger pointing and grow up it isn't getting us any place.


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