INQUEST: WORKMAN STRUCK BY REVERSING VEHICLE
Posted on 24th January 2012
Jury hears of precautions required to manage vehicles on shop project
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INQUEST: YOUNG MOTHER ELECTROCUTED IN FLAT
Posted on 29th December 2011
Unlawful killing verdict opens HSE and CPS consideration of criminal prosecution
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INQUEST: PAINTER DIED THREE YEARS AFTER FALL
Posted on 16th November 2011
Mystery surrounds presence of ‘unsuitable flimsy domestic ladder’ on site
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INQUEST: EXCAVATION WAS A ‘TICKING TIMEBOMB’
Posted on 11th November 2011
Young man died in collapsing trench on homes project run by his father
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SWIFTER JUSTICE FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES COMES CLOSER
Posted on 12th August 2011
Death at work rule change makes prosecutions prior to inquest more likely
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FATAL ACCIDENT INQUIRY: CHILD ELECTROCUTED
Posted on 27th April 2011
Death could have been prevented if workman had ‘cleaned up properly’
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MOBILE CRANE OIL LEAKS INVOLVED IN ROAD DEATHS
Posted on 24th March 2011
Inquiry hears crane not road safe and lists ticked without checks being made
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INQUEST INTO ELECTROCUTION OF BUILDER
Posted on 14th January 2011
Investigators could find ”no reason” for actions of deceased workman
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SCAFFOLDER FATALITIES ON MAJOR AND MINOR PROJECTS
Posted on 30th November 2010
Inquests hear how deaths occurred during scaffolding works on two projects
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MESOTHELIOMA DEATH INQUEST LINK TO DEMOLITION
Posted on 8th November 2010
Inquest highlights human tragedies behind mesothelioma statistics
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CHEMICAL FUME SCARE HALTS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Posted on 28th September 2010
Workers affected by fumes generated in mystery chemical reaction on site
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EXCAVATOR QUICK HITCH INQUEST CONCLUDES
Posted on 14th September 2010
Quick hitches come under the spotlight again after groundworker death
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INQUEST HEARS OF ‘UNPREDICTABLE’ FRAGILE ROOFS
Posted on 7th September 2010
Fatal fall through fragile roof highlights need for radical change in methods
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INQUEST JURY SHOWN CCTV FOOTAGE
Posted on 29th June 2010
Coroners inquest considers fatal fall of concrete slab on building site
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POTTERS BAR RAIL CRASH INQUEST OPENS
Posted on 1st June 2010
Regulator investigation ‘open’ until the Coroner’s inquest concluded
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INQUEST HEARS HOW BUILDER STRUCK BY WALL
Posted on 28th May 2010
Builder died during demolition of old cob-walled barn
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INQUEST CONSIDERS PLANNING AND SITE SUPERVISION
Posted on 11th May 2010
Coroner calls for fragile roof risk ’at some stage to be taken seriously’
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INQUEST HEARS OF DIRECTOR ROOF FALL
Posted on 13th April 2010
Director of building leasing company died during roof repairs
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FATAL ACCIDENT INQUIRY
Posted on 17th February 2010
Builder death from exploding canister remains mystery
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FALLING WALL CAUSED DEATH OF BUILDER
Posted on 12th February 2010
Inquest hears how trench may have compromised wall stability
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EXCAVATOR BUCKET FALL FATALITY
Posted on 3rd February 2010
Inquest into DLR excavator death delivers ‘accidental’ verdict
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EXCAVATION DEATH INQUEST
Posted on 6th January 2010
Young workman died when 2m excavation collapsed without warning
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SCHOOL BUILDING COLLAPSE INQUEST
Posted on 29th December 2009
Roof collapsed during demolition of single storey school building
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FALLING STEEL BEAM CRUSHED WORKMAN
Posted on 8th December 2009
Inquest hears how lifting operation led to erectors death
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CONSTRUCTION WASTE CHUTE FALL INQUEST
Posted on 12th November 2009
Inquest considers chute fall death at Everton training ground
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CONCRETE BEAM FALL INQUEST OPENS
Posted on 30th September 2009
Inquiry opens into death of labourer during bridge demolition
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BARGE AND CRANE COLLAPSE INQUEST
Posted on 18th September 2009
Survivors describe how barge and crane crashed into sea
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INQUEST INTO CRANE DEATH HALTED
Posted on 18th September 2009
Witness refusal to answer questions causes inquest delay
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COLLAPSE OF WALL WAS ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Posted on 24th August 2009
Inquest jury hears of how wall collapse killed local builder
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OVERHEAD CABLE DEATH INQUEST
Posted on 5th August 2009
Electrocution of grab arm vehicle driver was accidental death
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INQUEST INTO ROOFLIGHT FALL
Posted on 16th July 2009
Coroner hears how fatal fall through roof could have been prevented
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CORONER HEARS OF LOFT CONVERSION FALL
Posted on 15th July 2009
Inquest told how builder fell to his death fitting loft window
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SURVEYOR FALLS TO DEATH FROM ROOF
Posted on 15th July 2009
Fatal fall through roof ahead of major development in the Midlands
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SAFETY ENGINEER DIED IN ROOFLIGHT FALL
Posted on 1st July 2009
Inquest told that safety engineer fell 12m through rooflight
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FRAGILE ROOF FATALITY INQUEST
Posted on 23rd April 2009
Coroner hears that roof fall death was “wholly preventable”
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FORK LIFT INQUEST
Posted on 11th March 2009
Inquest hears of factors leading to forklift overturn and fatality
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EXCAVATOR DRIVER INQUEST
Posted on 9th March 2009
Driver of excavator hailed as hero after fatal incident
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EXCAVATOR DEATH INQUEST
Posted on 6th March 2009
Failure to insert safety pin led to excavator bucket death
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INQUEST INTO TEENAGER FALL THROUGH ROOF
Posted on 13th February 2009
Coroner hears how “bit of a laugh turned into a nightmare”
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INQUEST INTO MESOTHELIOMA DEATH
Posted on 10th February 2009
Death of carpenter from asbestos exposure highlights present risk
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BELFAST FALL FROM HEIGHT INQUEST
Posted on 6th February 2009
Death of building contractor could have been prevented
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INQUEST WORKMAN CRUSHED BY GRAB UPDATE
Posted on 3rd February 2009
Jury hears how 23 year old workman trapped by scissor grab
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INQUEST WORKMAN STRUCK BY GRAB
Posted on 29th January 2009
Vigil planned for inquest into builder crushed by grab
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INQUEST MESOTHELIOMA DEATH
Posted on 20th January 2009
Exposure to asbestos at local hospital led to craftsman death
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CORONERS INQUESTS
Posted on 14th January 2009
New Coroners and Justice Bill introduced to Parliament
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TELEHANDLER DEATH INQUEST
Posted on 19th September 2008
Inquest hears how telehandler fell on car at homes site
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