Firefighters and paramedics were sent to Numatic International in Chard yesterday after a worker fell through a skylight.

Crews from Chard, Axminster, Taunton and the specialist rescue team from Bridgwater attended after the man fell onto a crane gantry 7 metres up.

Crews used height equipment to rescue the casualty, who was suffering from head and shoulder injuries.

An ambulance took the casualty to hospital.