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

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.

"I'll never forget when Mick stepped on a potato, slipped, and broke both his ankles."

She added: "He is just one of those people. If his friends want to know if a fence is electric they wait for Mick to touch it to find out.

"But nothing gets him down, he never blames anyone else for his bad luck. He has always been a hard worker so it is killing him not being able to work.

"The family are missing him, especially the grandchildren. I miss him - he is my brick. I'm lost without him around."

Mick needed three operations following the JCB crush on March 29.

A catalogue toll of his injuries:

>>Shattered legs: He was pinned against a wall by a JCB, badly fracturing both legs in the accident last month.
>>Broken ankles: He fell from the raised bucket of a JCB seven years ago breaking both his ankles.
>>Broken ankles: Broke both ankles again when he slipped on a potato.
>>Cracked ribs: Broke ribs when grain in his trailer tipped to one side and pulled his tractor over, nine years ago.
>>Cut off finger: He took a chunk off the end of his finger while he was attempting to cut through some rope with a knife.
>>Stab wounds: stabbed himself on the stomach with a Stanley knife when cutting through a stick.
>>Split head open: Tripped over a cat and fell down stairs more than 30 years ago
>>Broken collar bone: Thrown from a horse when the nag was spooked by a plastic bag
>>Broken fingers: Broken fingers at least 10 times with a hammer
>>Deep bruising: He fell foul of frequent kicks while ushering cattle into their shed, including wounds to his shins and groin.