Man with hazardous substances at DePuy, Beeston

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Geolocation data

DePuy Synthes, St Anthony's Rd, Beeston, Leeds LS11 8DT, United Kingdom (53°46′12″N, 1°34′11″W)

This is a photographic negative produced by photographer Ian Beesley. This was part of a project called 'Thackray Remembered' (Thackray 2011) which was commissioned by the Thackray Medical Museum to document the closure of a Thackray factory which manufactured hip and knee replacements. It was taken over by the American company DePuy who moved production to China.

This image depicts a man wearing glasses, gloves, the DePuy uniform and a watch. He is looking inside a tray with a plastic lid (reminiscent of something you might carry a pet with), which contains at least two bottles of something. Both of them have hazard warnings on them (the X). In the far right of the frame there is a warning reading 'Laser Aperture, Class 4 Laser'.

Year

2011

Creator

Ian Beesley

Image filename

H.2025.11.56.10

Collection

Ian Beesley