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Step posed substantial risk of tripping

An instructional officer at a prison suffered injury when she walked up a ramp and tripped over an unmarked two inch step into a Portacabin. A sign saying ‘please mind the step’ had been in place since 2000 but she alleged that the notice was not in place in 2002 when the accident occurred.

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