Source · Scotland · Fatal Accident Inquiry
Antonio Joao Da Silva Linares
Scotland — FAI
Workplace
3 recommendations
Reference DUM-B241-22
Published 19 December 2024
Determination
| Reference | DUM-B241-22 |
| Published | 19 December 2024 |
| Sheriff | Sheriff Scott Pattison |
| Sheriffdom | South Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway |
| Date of death | 15 March 2017 |
| Location | Kilgallioch Wind Farm |
| Cause of death | Fall from wind turbine (head and chest injuries) |
Recommendations 3
Wind farm operators
HSE
Joint health and safety drills on windfarms focusing on rescue from height; basket stretchers and spinal boards in every turbine; industry to consider fall arrest disconnect detection technology
No mandatory response mechanism — unlike PFD reports (England & Wales), recipients are not required to respond.
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About FAIs
Fatal Accident Inquiries are held under the
2016 Act
before a sheriff. They are mandatory for deaths in custody and at work.
The sheriff may make recommendations under s.26(1)(b) but there is no enforcement mechanism.