Cleaner sues over damaged ankle after fall from ladder

The cleaner suffered a fractured ankle from the 2017 incident at Temple Street Children's Hospital 

Cleaning supervisor Cristian Ghinescu is suing his employer and Temple St Children's Hospital. Picture: file

A cleaning company supervisor who suffered a fractured ankle after falling from a ladder while using an industrial power hose has sued for damages in the High Court.

Prior to the 2017 accident, Cristian Ghinescu told his employer Derry Court Company Ltd on a number of occasions that using a ladder for such work was dangerous and sought a scaffold instead but "nothing changed", his counsel Patrick O'Connell SC said when opening the case on Wednesday. Mr Ghinescu continued his work because he was told, if he didn't, “someone else would”, counsel said.