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Kenneth Agnew

Kenneth was killed at the Butts Park Cricket pitch at Newton Ferrers. He died from injuries sustained in a fall as he jumped from a lorry to avoid a moving grass roller.

The Health and Safety Executive said Kenneth was trying to put the two-wheeled roller on the back of the truck when it slipped.

The inquest was held at Plymouth and South West Devon Coroner’s Court on 22 December 2004 when a verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned.

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Paul a road maintenance worker was killed as he was about to start strimming the grass verges on the A38 Plymouth Parkway. Paul was hit by a car which witnesses reported seeing cross the solid white line and the 'rumble strip' at the road side and straddle it. He and his colleague Richard Duguid, his brother-in-law had parked their van at the side of road and were wearing bright yellow high-visibility jackets.

The driver of the BMW car 78-year-old Raymond Bray later admitted to police that he had no recollection of what happened and could have been asleep.

The inquest was held at Plymouth and South West Devon Coroner’s Court on 29 September 2005. After a four-day inquest the jury took an hour to return a verdict of 'Unlawful Killing'.

Civil engineer Michael Chater told the inquest jury that cones and warning signs should have been placed to warn motorists and that the employers' risk assessments and training in relation to short-term roadside stops were 'inadequate'.

At a later court hearing Bray received a £500 fine and six penalty points after he admitted driving without due care and attention,

Paul's widow said after the sentence, 'We wanted him banned so it wouldn't happen again. We just can't believe it.'

His brother -in-law added, 'It came out at the inquest that three years ago Mr Bray was falling asleep. All we wanted was for him not to be able to do the same thing again. It could happen again tomorrow.'

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Dean, who was working as a builder, died when the stone wall at the gable end of a home on the outskirts of Dog Village, Broadcylst, collapsed. His colleagues dug him out of the rubble. Dean was airlifted to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital but died later of his injuries.

The inquest is to be held at Exeter and Greater Devon Coroner’s Court on a date yet to be set.

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Bob Davies

Bob, a farm manager for Portledge Estates, died after he fell into the 10ft-deep inspection chamber of a slurry pit at his home at Cockington Farm, Abbotsham and was overcome by fumes. Fire crews used breathing apparatus to free Bob. Paramedics then treated him at he scene before he was airlifted to the North Devon District Hospital at Barnstaple where he died

The inquest was to be held at Exeter and Greater Devon Coroner’s Court on a date yet to be set.

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Andrew Macdonald, a fisherman, died in a fire aboard his boat the Lisa Leanne which was alongside Plymouth fishing harbour at the time. Initial investigations indicated that Andrew died from smoke inhalation.

A small fire was discovered smouldering in his cabin and he was declared dead at the scene.

The inquest is to be held at Plymouth and South West Devon Coroner’s Court on a date yet to be set.

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Tony died week after he was injured when a drum of waste oil exploded at R J Bateman. Tony had been working for the engineering company for around three weeks.

The inquest is to be held at Plymouth and South West Devon Coroner’s Court on a date yet to be set.

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Oleg, a Ukrainian crew member aboard the cargo ship Neermoor, was working in the hold of the ship at the same time as maintenance work was being done. A large bulkhead door, which separates cargo and runs on rollers, moved without warning and crushed him. Two members of the ship's crew were arrested in connection with the incident. They were later released on police bail to return to Torquay police station on 12 May.

With police involvement the Marine Accident Investigations Branch produced a report which although apportioning neither blame nor liablity raised serious cncerns about lack of safety and made a number of interim recommendations.*

The inquest is to be held at Plymouth and South West Devon Coroner’s Court on a date yet to be set.

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