A HORSE breaker who became a paraplegic after a horse fell on him could have been spared the injury if his employer had listened to his complaints, a jury heard today.
Glenn Hancock was injured in 2006 when a two-year-old horse he was training became spooked and fell on him, the Herald Sun reports.
Mr Hancock is now suing his former employer Riverend Park - a racing stable in Bangholme - in a civil trial at the Supreme Court.
Barrister Tim Tobin, SC, told the jury his client had made at least two complaints to two managers about the dangerous depth of sand in the sand rolls, where the horses were trained.
Mr Tobin told the court the sand was 18cm deep in the roll where Mr Hancock was crushed, whereas it was 10cm deep in other rolls.
Riverend Park is defending Mr Hancock's claims.
The trial continues before Justice David Beach.
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