Source · Prevention of Future Deaths

Kevin Pearson

Ref: 2014-0086 Date: 3 Mar 2014 Coroner: Paul Kelly Area: North Lincolnshire & Grimsby Responses identified: 0 / 1 View PDF

The company potentially failed to ensure full compliance with health and safety guidance for drivers and verify their understanding of critical instructions for specialized activities.

Date 3 Mar 2014
56-day deadline 29 Apr 2014
Responses identified 0 of 1
Accident at Work and Health and Safety related deaths

Coroner's concerns

AI summary
The company potentially failed to ensure full compliance with health and safety guidance for drivers and verify their understanding of critical instructions for specialized activities.
View full coroner's concerns
That the Company may not yet have ensured full compliance with guidance for the activity undertaken by the deceased provided by the Health and Safety Executive and Institute of Road Transport Engineers and ensured all drivers are aware of and acknowledged understanding of that guidance.

Report sections

Investigation and inquest
On 13th June 2013 I commenced an investigation into the death of Kevin Graham Pearson (d.o.b.17.3.1953). The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 25th February 2014. The conclusion of the inquest was that the deceased died from severe neck and chest injuries caused by being crushed between a moving tractor unit and a stationary trailer
Circumstances of the death
On 11th June 2013 the deceased was connecting a tractor to a trailer and following introduction of air pressure to the trailers brakes they released causing forward movement of the tractor and trailer, crushing the deceased between the front of the tractor and a second stationary trailer.

Similar PFD reports

Shared signals

Related inquiry recommendations

Similar themes

Report details

Reference
2014-0086
Date of report
3 March 2014
Coroner
Paul Kelly
Coroner area
North Lincolnshire & Grimsby

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: 29 Apr 2014.

Sent to

John Somerscales Ltd

Source links