HSE Publishes Annual Workplace Fatality Figures
HSE reports show that 123 workers died in work-related accidents from April 2021 to March 2022. 2,544 deaths in 2020 were due to Mesothelioma, cancer that can be...
Read Full ArticleAccording to the BBC, a construction worker has died having been hit by a truck at Heathrow Airport's recently reopened Terminal 2 (where some building work continues).
Although the London Air Ambulance was called, the 30-year old man died an hour after he was hit.
The man's family have been informed before he is named. The HSE will join police in the investigation. The driver of the truck has not been arrested.
"Our deepest sympathy and thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues," a Heathrow spokesman said.
Article written by Brian Shillibeer | Published 03 October 2014
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