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Meet UK's most accident-prone man

A farm worker, Mick Wilary, who is thought to be one of Britain's most accident-prone men has been injured again

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A farm worker, Mick Wilary, who is thought to be one of Britain's most accident-prone men has been injured again

In the latest in a long line of injury mishaps, the 58 year-old is recovering in hospital after his legs were crushed under a JCB.

It follows breaks to his ankles, after he fell over a potato, and cracking his head open by tripping over a cat. He has also fallen out of a raised bucket of a JCB, and was left with a broken collar bone when the horse he was riding got spooked by a plastic bag. In total Wilary has racked up more than 30 injuries, including 15 broken bones.

In his latest misadventure he was left pinned against a wall by a JCB when it lurched forward without warning.

Accident list

>>Took a chunk off the end of his finger while cutting through a rope
>>Tripped over a cat causing him to fall down stairs, splitting his head
>>Slipped on a potato, breaking both ankles
>>Stabbed himself in the stomach while whittling a stick
>>Fell off a horse that got scared by a plastic bag, breaking his collar bone
>>Has broken at least 10 fingers

Despite the horror injuries, medics at Newcastle General Hospital have miraculously managed to save his legs.

Wilary admitted he was accident-prone. "But it's important to keep bouncing back," he added. His long suffering Wife Evelyn said, "It's a bit of a joke unfortunately. It's an adventurous life living with him."

"If it's going to happen and someone's going to get injured it will be Mick.

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