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Details of Work-Related Deaths in the County of West Midlands from 2005 to 2007 |
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last updated 5 July 2007 |
| Name | Age | Date of death | Status | Local Authority | Industry | Immediate Employer | |
| CAMERON | Osman | 45 | 24 January | Prisoner | Birmingham | Law Enforcement | |
| HOPKINS | Paul | 34 | 14 February | Worker | Dudley | Construction | Interpipe UK |
| CAUVAIN | Brian | 60 | 22 June | Worker | Construction |
| Name | Age | Date of death | Status | Local Authority | Industry | Immediate Employer | |
| WOOTTON | Dennis | 60 | 10 March | Worker | Manufacture | Tuckers Fastenings | |
| GOUGH | Phillip | 43 | 20 June | Worker | Service | Black Country Environment Services | |
| PAGETT | George | 62 | 27 October | Worker | Service | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council |
FURTHER DETAILS OF DEATHS
Osman Cameron
| Name | Age | Date of death | Status | Local Authority | Industry | Immediate Employer |
| Osman Cameron | 45 | 24 January 2005 | Prisoner | Birmingham | Law Enforcement |
Osman, a Police detainee, was taken to hospital two days after being arrested on 4 January 2005 in relation to what the police say were "mental health issues". He died in hospital on the 24 January for reasons stated by the police to be 'unexplained'.
In 1995, Osman's brother Alton Manning died after a struggle with officers at Blakenhurst prison. An inquest jury in 1998 found that Mr Manning had been unlawfully killed but the CPS ruled there was insufficient evidence for prosecution.
An inquest is to take place at Birmingham and Solihull Coroner's court. No date has yet been set.
| Media Coverage | ||
| Title | Newspaper | Date of Article |
| Inquest opens into custody death | BBC News | 9 August 2004 |
| Name | Age | Date of death | Status | Local Authority | Industry | Immediate Employer |
| Paul Hopkins | 34 | 14 February 2005 | Worker | Dudley | Construction | Interpipe |
Paul died from multiple injuries after being crushed while working with a colleague on steel piping stored in U-shaped racks at Interpipe's Coseley warehouse.
An inquest took place at Dudley Coroner's Court on 6 September 2006 when a verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned.
In February 2007 at Wolverhampton Crown Court Interpipe (UK) Ltd was ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £130,000. The firm admitted two charges of breaching health and safety regulations. They were fined a total of £100,000 and further ordered to pay costs amounting to £30,618.
Barry Berlin, prosecuting for Dudley Council, told the court an investigation after Paul's death revealed a string of flaws in many departments.
Stephen Campbell, defending, said, 'This is not some cavalier company with no regard for health and safety. They are now up to industry guidelines on safety and even above them.'
He said the firm's new warehouse was much bigger than their Coseley premises so there was no overloading and he stressed to the court the company bosses had been devastated by the accident.
After the case Paul's mother Mrs Hopkins said, 'No fine, however large, can bring him back or even begin to make right our terrible loss.
'However it is hoped lessons have been learned by the firm and health and safety standards will be improved to ensure no other family has to suffer as we have done.'
| Media Coverage | ||
| Title | Newspaper | Date of Article |
| Firm fined after worker crushed to death | ic Birmingham | 27 February 2007 |
| Name | Age | Date of death | Status | Local Authority | Industry | Immediate Employer |
| Brian Cauvain | 60 | 28 June 2005 | Worker | Construction |
Brian was working on a roof at Charter Primary School in Canley last week when he suffered head injuries, apparently in an accident involving a mobile platform last week. Brian died in hospital nearly a week later.
He was working for a sub-contractor of Willmott Dixon Construction, the company in charge of the project building the new Coventry school.
An inquest took place at Coventry Coroner's Court on 9 December 2005 when a verdict of 'Accidental Death' was returned.
| Media Coverage | ||
| Title | Newspaper | Date of Article |
| Builder, 60, dies after roof accident | icCoventry | 29 June 2005 |
Dennis Wootton
| Name | Age | Date of death | Status | Local Authority | Industry | Immediate Employer |
| Dennis Wootton | 60 | 10 March 2006 | Worker | Manufacture | Tuckers Fastenings |
Dennis worked as a tool setter at Tuckers Fastenings in Perry Bar. He banged his head on a bench, possibly as a result of a stroke.
An inquest is to take place at Birmingham and Solihull Coroner's court. No date has yet been set.
Phillip Gough
| Name | Age | Date of death | Status | Local Authority | Industry | Immediate Employer |
| Phillip Gough | 43 | 20 June 2006 | Worker | Service | Black Country Environment Services |
Phillip was hit by a steel bar being carried by a crane at the Black Country Environment Services recycling plant which he managed on the Union Road Industrial Estate.
Phillip was working on a conveyor belt 25ft in the air when a steel bar being carried by a nearby crane swung and hit him.
An inquest is to take place at Black Country Coroner's Court on a date yet to be set.
| Media Coverage | ||
| Title | Newspaper | Date of Article |
| Man dies in industrial accident | BBC News | 21 June 2006 |
George Pagett
| Name | Age | Date of death | Status | Local Authority | Industry | Immediate Employer |
| George Pagett | 62 | 27 October 2006 | Worker | Service | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council |
George was run over twice by a digger while working at the council waste depot.
According to witnesses George had been facing oncoming traffic and wearing a yellow fluorescent jacket when he was hit by the bucket of the large mechanical digger. It was alleged the vehicle was being driven the wrong way round a one-way system.
A man was arrested in connection with the incident.
An inquest was to take place at Black Country Coroner's Court on 8 and 9 May 2007