Source · Prevention of Future Deaths
George Dicker
Ref: 2017-0083
Date: 13 Mar 2017
Coroner: Andrew Walker
Area: London (North)
Responses identified: 0 / 1
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There is no alarm or warning system to alert railway signallers when a person accesses the tracks via a gate at the end of a platform.
Date
13 Mar 2017
56-day deadline
12 Jul 2017 est.
Responses identified
0 of 1
Coroner's concerns
There is no alarm or warning system to alert railway signallers when a person accesses the tracks via a gate at the end of a platform.
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That there is no alarm or warning to the signaller that a person has passed through the gate to the tracks at the end of the platform.
Report sections
Investigation and inquest
On the 10th May 2016 I opened an inquest touching the death of George Henry Dicker , 26 years old. The inquest concluded on the 8th November 2016. The conclusion of the inquest was “Accident”, the medical case of death was 1a Electrical injury
Circumstances of the death
On the 9th May 2016 George Henry Dicker made his way onto an area with railway tracks and electrical lines having walked to the end of, and through a gate, onto the tracks at Woodside Park Underground Station. Mrs Dicker is likely to have died following contact with the live rail and was then struck by a train.
Action should be taken
North London Coroners Court, 29 Wood Street, Barnet EN5 4BE
Telephone 0208 447 7680 Fax 0208 447 7689
Her Majesty’s Coroner for the Northern District of Greater London (Harrow, Brent, Barnet, Haringey and Enfield)
Telephone 0208 447 7680 Fax 0208 447 7689
Her Majesty’s Coroner for the Northern District of Greater London (Harrow, Brent, Barnet, Haringey and Enfield)
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Report details
- Reference
- 2017-0083
- Date of report
- 13 March 2017
- Coroner
- Andrew Walker
- Coroner area
- London (North)
Responses identified
Responses identified
0 of 1
1 response not yet linked
Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 12 Jul 2017 (estimated).
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