Port operator fined £250,000 after employee crushed to death

The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company has been fined £250,000 with £27,300 costs for breaching health and safety legislation after a trainee employee was fatally injured while working at the port of Felixstowe, Safety News reports.

Dennis Burman is reported to have been crushed on a ship-to-shore crane’s walkway. He had exited the crane’s cab and had reached the gate between a fixed and moving gangway. The crane’s operator, whose view of the crossover point was obstructed, began m... (51 more words)

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