Death of Bradford worker 'avoidable' - George Barker & Co (Leeds) Ltd was fined £110,000

RNN media information for journalists and the press - Press Releases - Death of Bradford worker 'avoidable' - Regional News Network: A Bradford firm has been ordered to pay �140,000 in fines and costs after admitting safety failures that led to the death of a 61 year-old worker who was crushed beneath an unsecured racking system

Jim Murphy died from head injuries when the ‘A’ frame metal racking unit, weighing more than a quarter of a tonne, toppled over and pinned him underneath. As he fell his head hit part of another machine just feet away. The overloaded unit had not been bolted or secured in place.

Mr Murphy, of School Green Avenue, Thornton, had worked for refrigeration company George Barker & Co. (Leeds) Ltd for nine years.

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