She 'will be in pain everyday of her life' after accident at work

She woke up paralysed from the waist down10:06, 11 Aug 2026A woman woke up in hospital paralysed after a 100kg steel beam fell on her at work. Natalie McCreith, 40, will be in pain for the rest of her life after sustaining multiple fractures to her back, broken ribs, a punctured lung and a broken leg, leaving her paralysed from the waist down.‌She had been helping to take down a steel structure at a luxury country club in June 2024 when a beam fell, trapping her under 100kg of steel. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) probe found that a ratchet strap - a strong fabric band used to secure heavy items - used to lower the beam was not fit for purpose and failed.‌Two years on, Natalie is fighting her way back to full health. She said: “I have to live with the nerve pain forever. I think that