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Cyril Badenham

Cyril, a lorry driver from Evesham, died in hospital three weeks after being crushed by a lorry with a defective parking brake which rolled out of control. The company was prosecuted for a Road Traffic Offence.

The inquest was held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on 1 October 2001.

The inquest in Leamington Spa heard police evidence that the lorry's parking brake was defective and that UK Plant and Haulage had been summoned to appear in court on the matter. The inquest was told that Mr Bedenham summoned assistance after his vehicle broke down.

Paul Shaw, of Victoria Gardens, Warley, said that after he replaced an air brake pipe that had a hole in it, he returned to his van, which was parked in front of the lorry. He then heard the lorry rolling towards him. 'Mr Bedenham was trying to stop the vehicle. He was putting his hands up trying to stop the vehicle from rolling,' said Mr Shaw. 'He was pushing against it.'

Mr Shaw jumped into his van to move it out of the way and as he did so he felt an impact at the back. 'Mr Bedenham was stumbling about and could not talk,' said Mr Shaw.PC Keith Jaggard of the road policing unit at Rugby told the inquest that the parking brake on the lorry did not work properly. 'You could pull parking brake on and think it was on when it wasn't,' said PC Jaggard.

His comments were supported by a statement by PC George Millward that was read to the inquest. In it he said, 'The park brake should automatically drop into the anchor well. This didn't always happen.'

A verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned by the coroner Michael Coker.

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Derek William Field

Derek, a building labourer, was killed when he was crushed by a digger at his work site.

The inquest was held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court. A verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned.

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David Clark

David, from Doncaster, was killed when he was struck by a piledriver at Hams Hall Power Station while constructing a Sainsbury's warehouse. Skanska was the main contractor.

The inquest was held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on 28 and 29 April 2005 when a verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned.

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Paul Glasgow

Paul, a builder, died after he fell 20 feet through the skylight of a roof he was dismantling at the Wobbly Wheel Hotel at Warmington near Banbury.

The inquest was held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on 18 July 2003. A verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned. His widow, in a written statement to the coroner, said that her husband had raised concerns about the safety procedures at the site.

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David Walton

David, the part owner of a construction firm subcontracting for Westbury Homes, died after being trapped in thick mud in a 12ft deep trench which collapsed due to heavy rains the previous day.

David was installing drainage pipes for the Coton Meadows housing estate. Inspector Mike Fawcett of Rugby Police said, 'Apparently is is standard practice that when a trench has been dug, and before the edgings are put in place to stop it caving in, someone jumps into the hole to check the depths. sadly this man went in and the clay soil collapsed around and on top of him.'

The inquest was held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on 18 December 2003 when a verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned.

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Stephen Oliver

Stephen was struck by a large industrial digger vehicle and sustained severe head and chest injuries. He was taken by air ambulance to Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham where he died a short time later.

The inquest was held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on 12 March 2004 when a verdict of Accidental Death' was returned.

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Pierre Hollander

Pierre, a flier from Balsta, Sweden was killed when flying a replica of Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, built by himself, at the Coventry Classic Airshow on 31 May 2003. The plane plunged 100ft to the ground when its wing broke up. Pierre was taken by air ambulance to Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham where he died from his injuries.

The inquest was held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on 3 December 2004 when a verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned.

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Peter Hudson

Peter, a maintenance engineer, died following an incident at the warehouse premises of his employers in Nuneaton. Peter was working on automated storage equipment.

The inquest was held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on 27 January 2006 when a verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned.

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Robert Clarke

Robert died after falling from a scaffold on a barn conversion at Church Hall Farm at Alderminster. He traded as Period Property Renovations.

The inquest was held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on 13 March 2006 when a verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned.

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Kim Williams

Kim was found dead, presumed electrocuted, while working as an electrical contractor on a private house.

The inquest is to be held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on date yet to be set.

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Adam Gilbraith

Adam, a contract worker, was working on the fourth floor of a tower at the Lawford Road site at Rugby Cement Works installing a new bag filter system when a heavy steel plate fell on him. Adam died from serious chest injuries. A colleague was taken to hospital with back injuries but was released the next day.

The inquest is to be held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on a date yet to be set.

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Trevor was employed by UK Coal Ltd as a mine deputy at Daw Mill colliery. A spokesman for the company which runs the the deep mine at Furnace End said the Health and Safety Executive investigation was focusing on a build-up of methane gas. Trevor, a compound supervisor, was part of a small team preparing for the recovery of equipment when the incident occurred. He was stretchered out after collapsing underground.

The inquest is to be held at Warwickshire Coroner’s Court on a date yet to be set.

Daw Mill colliery is the last remaining pit in the Warwickshire coalfield.

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