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2009-10 names and details of fatalities

Updated: 12/01/2012

Workers and members of the public fatally injured in 2009/10

This table contains the names and details of those workplace fatalities (both workers and members of the public) which have been included in the 2009/10 provisional statistics for work-related deaths. These are only the work-related deaths where HSE is the enforcing authority.

Date of incident Name Age Description of incident Location of incident Local Authority LA code General Industry Sector Detailed Standard Industry Classification (SIC) SIC Code Employment status
06/04/2009 Robert McGill 35 The deceased fell from an elevated platform Kilmarnock East Ayrshire UA 9060 Service General secondary education  85310 Employee
06/04/2009 Peggy Trusson 85 The deceased died after a fall Lambeth Lambeth 5660 Service Residential care activities 87000 Member of the public
07/04/2009 Bryn Evans 52 The deceased was crushed by a vehicle Milton Keynes Milton Keynes UA 435 Manufacturing Manufacture of tools 25730 Employee
07/04/2009 Hafiz Shakoor 36 The deceased was trapped between lift and fixed support Birmingham Birmingham 4605 Service Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods 77299 Employee
10/04/2009 David Cole 37 The deceased died when electric ignition caused gas explosion Yorkshire Kirklees 4715 Manufacturing Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes 10710 Employee
19/04/2009 Peter Hunt 42 The deceased died in a care home Kent Canterbury 2210 Service Other human health activities 86900 Member of the public
21/04/2009 Ellen Cornwall 77 The deceased was struck by a van Edinburgh Edinburgh UA 9064 Service Hospital activities 86101 Member of the public
22/04/2009 Rocco Carafalo 51 The deceased fell from a step ladder London Barnet 5090 Manufacturing Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes 10710 Employee
28/04/2009 Richard Zebedee 45 The deceased was killed when accessing a running machine Plymouth South Hams 1125 Manufacturing Manufacture of paper and paperboard 17120 Employee
28/04/2009 Martin Rice 57 The deceased was killed whilst unloading stone slabs Great Baddow Essex Chelmsford 1525 Manufacturing Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone 23700 Employee
29/04/2009 Christopher Woolley 58 The deceased fell from a trolley Stafford Stafford 3425 Service Hospital activities 86101 Member of the public
04/05/2009 James Ferrier 52 The deceased fell from a ladder Dunfermline Fife UA 9066 Service Window cleaning services 81221 Self employed
07/05/2009 Simon Wood 40 The deceased was crushed by a vehicle Barnsley Barnsley 4405 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
09/05/2009 John Jordan 56 The deceased fell from a ladder Iiford Essex Redbridge 5780 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Employee
11/05/2009 Maarten Den Heijer 30 The deceased died from oxygen deprivation in a confined space Argyll and Bute Argyll & Bute UA 9054 Agriculture Aquaculture 03210 Employee
11/05/2009 Robert MacDonald 45 The deceased died from oxygen deprivation in a confined space Argyll and Bute Argyll & Bute UA 9054 Agriculture Aquaculture 03210 Employee
11/05/2009 Danny Jewitt 45 The deceased fell from a window Kent Medway Towns UA 2280 Service Hospital activities 86101 Member of the public
12/05/2009 Erjon Hyseni 2 The deceased was hit by a junior roller coaster London Haringey 5420 Service Activities of amusement parks and theme parks 93210 Member of the public
14/05/2009 Satpal Singh 51 The deceased was struck by a vehicle Wolverhampton Wolverhampton 4635 Service Other urban, suburban or metropolitan area passenger land transport (not incl. underground, metro and the like) 49319 Employee
15/05/2009 Raymond Pickering 54 The deceased was found dead on site Nottingham Nottingham UA 3060 Water Supply/Waste Management Collection of non-hazardous waste 38110 Member of the public
15/05/2009 Michael Jackson 63 The deceased fell from a platform North Yorkshire Harrogate 2734 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Self employed
16/05/2009 Mary Whiting 79 The deceased was struck by a vehicle Luton Luton UA 230 Service Service activities incidental to air transportation 52230 Member of the public
19/05/2009 Terrence Gardiner 61 The mechanical hatch of a mixing machine closed, trapping the deceased. Ipswich Babergh 3505 Manufacturing Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals 10910 Employee
23/05/2009 David Swinbank 63 The deceased fell from a roof Stockton-on-Tees Durham County UA 1360 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
26/05/2009 Kenneth Patrick Lannen 67 The deceased fell from a roof Gomersall Kirklees 4715 Construction Construction of domestic buildings 41202 Self employed
28/05/2009 George Stokes 48 The deceased was struck by the moving arm of bale wrapping machine attached to tractor Shifnal in Shropshire Shropshire UA 3250 Agriculture Raising of other animals 01490 Self employed
02/06/2009 George Hardie 60 The deceased was struck by a fork lift truck Broxburn West Lothian UA 9079 Manufacturing Production of meat and poultry meat products 10130 Employee
02/06/2009 Temilolulwa Abimbola 16 The deceased drowned in a reservoir Warrington Warrington UA 655 Water Supply/Waste Management Water collection, treatment and supply 36000 Member of the public
02/06/2009 Shane Offer 21 The deceased fell through a roof light Bognor Regis Arun 3810 Service Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209 Employee
03/06/2009 Robert Jozwiak 35 The deceased fell through a roof Leicester Leicester UA 2465 Construction Roofing activities 43910 Self employed
04/06/2009 Ralph Lang 52 The deceased fell from a pitched roof South Yorkshire Barnsley 4405 Construction Painting and glazing 43340 Employee
06/06/2009 John Armstrong  60 The deceased fell out of a bucket and was struck by a tractor Carlisle Allerdale 905 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
12/06/2009 Colin Westaway 72 The deceased was killed by a moving tractor Shobrooke Crediton Mid Devon 1135 Agriculture Raising of sheep and goats 01450 Self employed
12/06/2009 Rachael Andrews 38 The deceased's vehicle left the road and overturned Colchester Colchester 1530 Service Veterinary activities 75000 Self employed
13/06/2009 Cory James 3 The deceased fell from a moving tractor Kettering Kettering 2820 Service General public administration activities 84110 Member of the public
14/06/2009 Phillip Pratt 26 The deceased was struck by a vehicle whilst attending a road traffic accident Kent Swale 2255 Service Public order and safety activities 84240 Employee
16/06/2009 Terrance Bull 62 The deceased fell from height Walsall Walsall 4630 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Self employed
16/06/2009 Colin Pocock 55 The deceased collapsed whilst resurfacing a bath London Wandsworth 5960 Construction Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. 43999 Employee
17/06/2009 Alfred Langmead 66 The deceased was crushed by vehicle Aberdeen Aberdeen City UA 9051 Service Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 45200 Employee
19/06/2009 Anthony Johnson 55 The deceased was struck in the head by an object expelled from machinery  Sheffield Sheffield 4420 Water Supply/Waste Management Recovery of sorted materials 38320 Employee
19/06/2009 Kerry Daly 21 The deceased was killed in a gas explosion Buckinghamshire South Buckinghamshire 410 Service Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not incl. commercial art galleries and opticians) n.e.c. 47789 Employee
21/06/2009 Francis Elizabeth Crowsley 49 The deceased was trampled by cows whilst out walking North Yorkshire Richmondshire 2720 Agriculture Raising of dairy cattle 01410 Member of the public
23/06/2009 John Sutherland 64 The deceased fell from a ladder Caithness Highland UA 9068 Construction Construction of domestic buildings 41202 Employee
24/06/2009 Matthew Pitt 28 The deceased was overcome by fumes Blandford North Dorset 1215 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
24/06/2009 Jimmy Waughman 57 The deceased fell from height Chelmsford  Brentwood  1515 Construction Roofing activities 43910 Employee
24/06/2009 Ian Hammett 32 The deceased drowned in a reservoir Manchester Manchester 4215 Service Inland passenger water transport 50300 Member of the public
26/06/2009 Kim Webb 26 The deceased was crushed by a tractor North Cadbury South Somerset 3325 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Employee
02/07/2009 Thomas Phizacklea 34 The deceased was crushed by a tractor Cumbria South Lakeland 930 Agriculture Raising of dairy cattle 01410 Employee
02/07/2009 Cathrine Walker 90 The deceased fell into an uncovered hole and later died  West Lothian West Lothian UA 9079 Construction Other construction installation 43290 Member of the public
03/07/2009 Alfred Yates 87 The deceased fell and later died Birmingham Birmingham 4605 Service Residential nursing care facilities 87100 Member of the public
08/07/2009 Paul Clark 52 The deceased was crushed by machinery Newton Aycliffe Durham County UA 1360 Manufacturing Machining 25620 Employee
12/07/2009 Scott Williams 35 The deceased was crushed Brighton Brighton & Hove 1445 Water Supply/Waste Management Collection of non-hazardous waste 38110 Member of the public
12/07/2009 Ewan Williamson 35 The deceased fell through the floor of a fire damaged building Edinburgh Edinburgh UA 9064 Service Fire service activities 84250 Employee
18/07/2009 Anita Hinchey 63 The deceased was attacked by cows whilst walking her dogs Cardiff Cardiff 6815 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Member of the public
18/07/2009 Peter Higgins 44 The deceased died after a door fell on him Coventry Nuneaton 3710 Manufacturing Other non-ferrous metal production 24450 Employed by other
20/07/2009 Derek Johnson 80 The deceased died after consuming a household chemical Sheffield Sheffield 4420 Service Residential nursing care facilities 87100 Member of the public
21/07/2009 Thomas France 51 The deceased was trapped under a bale Scorton Lancashire Lancaster 2335 Agriculture Raising of dairy cattle 01410 Self employed
24/07/2009 Xander Shaw 7 The deceased was found in a slurry pit. Broseley Shropshire Shropshire UA 3250 Agriculture Raising of dairy cattle 01410 Member of the public
24/07/2009 John Harbron 47 The deceased was struck by falling objects Mansfield Mansfield 3025 Extractive/Gas & Electricity Supply Deep coal mines 05101 Employee
28/07/2009 Richard Zajdler 58 The deceased was crushed by machinery Leeds Leeds 4720 Water Supply/Waste Management Sewerage 37000 Employee
30/07/2009 Stuart Guard 28 The deceased was trapped in machinery Wiltshire Wiltshire UA 3940 Service Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment 77320 Employee
31/07/2009 Colin Hendry 58 The deceased was hit by a reversing vehicle Cockermouth, Cumbria Allerdale 905 Construction Construction of roads and motorways 42110 Employee
31/07/2009 Henry Springall 89 The deceased was struck by a vehicle Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth 2615 Service Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials 46130 Member of the public
02/08/2009 William Margereson 89 The deceased fell from a window Derbyshire Chesterfield 1015 Service Other human health activities 86900 Member of the public
04/08/2009 Gareth Young 60 The deceased was crushed by falling machinery Pontllanfraith Newport UA 6935 Manufacturing Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers 17219 Employee
06/08/2009 Christopher Beard 52 The deceased fell from a stack of pallets on trailer bed North Wales Flintshire UA 6835 Manufacturing Manufacture of houseold and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites 17220 Employee
09/08/2009 Christine Allen 50 The deceased became trapped in a lift London Redbridge 5780 Service Public order and safety activities 84240 Member of the public
10/08/2009 Joe Murphy 31 The deceased fell from scaffolding St Leonards on Sea Hastings 1415 Construction Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. 43999 Employee
12/08/2009 Mark Handford 22 The deceased was struck by an excavator bucket Redditch Redditch 1825 Construction Construction of commercial buildings 41201 Employee
12/08/2009 Nicholas Bowyer 24 The deceased died whilst diving Orkney Orkney 9000 Service Other business support service activities n.e.c. 82990 Member of the public
14/08/2009 Jasraj Kataria 2 The deceased fell from height Glasgow Glasgow UA 9067 Service Real estate agencies 68310 Member of the public
20/08/2009 Barnaby Richard Taggart 23 The deceased was struck by a tractor bucket Thirsk Hambleton 2710 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Employee
21/08/2009 Nikolajs Naumovs 56 The deceased fell from height Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire UA 9052 Construction Demolition 43110 Member of the public
23/08/2009 Martin Simpson 39 The deceased was fatally injured by farming machinery  Lockington E Yorkshire East Riding 2001 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Employee
24/08/2009 Alan Gilder 64 The deceased drowned Essex Braintree 1510 Agriculture Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds 01110 Employee
30/08/2009 William Ewen 46 The deceased was killed when his tractor overturned Banff Highland UA 9068 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Employee
01/09/2009 Malcolm Doughty 63 The deceased fell into a hole Aberdeen Aberdeen City UA 9051 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Employee
04/09/2009 Maurice Naylor 48 The deceased was found in the cab of an overturned vehicle with head injuries North Wales Denbighshire UA 6830 Service Freight transport by road 49410 Employee
06/09/2009 Keith Wannan 34 The deceased was killed by farm equipment Cupar Fife UA 9066 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Employed by other
08/09/2009 Peter Drysdale 81 The deceased was trapped between a tailgate and trailer Perthshire Perth & Kinross UA 9074 Agriculture Raising of other animals 01490 Self employed
08/09/2009 Margaret Read 64 The deceased was struck by a telehandler bucket Skipton Craven 2705 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
08/09/2009 John Mallan 75 The deceased fell from height Surrey Waverley 3650 Construction Roofing activities 43910 Self employed
10/09/2009 Stephen Wallace 47 The deceased fell from height West Bromich Sandwell 4620 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Employee
11/09/2009 Gerald Thorne 53 The deceased was hit by a vehicle Saffron Walden Norwich 2625 Construction Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. 42990 Employee
11/09/2009 Brian Cockerton 63 The deceased fell from a vehicle London Tower Hamlets 5900 Service Freight transport by road 49410 Employee
15/09/2009 Ronald Wood 59 The deceased was struck by a trailer East Riding East Riding 2001 Manufacturing Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)  29201 Employee
16/09/2009 Colin Sinclair 27 The deceased died at a wind turbine during maintenance work Thurso Highland UA 9068 Extractive/Gas & Electricity Supply Production of electricity 35110 Employee
18/09/2009 Robert Hammersley 2 The deceased was struck by a tractor Ashbourne in Derbyshire Derbyshire Dales 1045 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Member of the public
21/09/2009 Rachel Arnison Newgass 70 The deceased died when a cow kicked a gate which in turn struck her in the chest Romsey Test Valley 1760 Agriculture Raising of dairy cattle 01410 Self employed
22/09/2009 Almond David Medley 63 The deceased was found between the tractor and trailer with head injuries Nottinghamshire Newark & Sherwood 3030 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
22/09/2009 David Robert Winslow 26 The deceased struck his head against a wall Kent Medway Towns UA 2280 Service Operation of sports facilities 93110 Member of the public
27/09/2009 Margaret Lavington 76 The deceased died after a fall Cardiff Cardiff UA 6815 Service Hospital activities 86101 Member of the public
28/09/2009 Raymond White 61 The deceased was engaged in street cleaning when he was struck by a motorcycle Milton Keynes Milton Keynes UA 435 Water Supply/Waste Management Collection of non-hazardous waste 38110 Employee
01/10/2009 Gordon Docherty 51 The deceased fell from height Herefordshire East Staffordshire 3410 Construction Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. 42990 Self employed
06/10/2009 Adrian Crocket 53 The deceased died from deep vein thrombososis West Midlands Sandwell 4620 Manufacturing Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy 25500 Employee
08/10/2009 Richard Lethbridge 62 The deceased was crushed by a falling load East Allington Nr Totnes South Hams 1125 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
11/10/2009 Jamie Barbeary 27 The deceased was accessing a vessel and fell into the harbour Ilfracombe North Devon 1115 Manufacturing Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 10200 Self employed
12/10/2009 David Stone 22 The deceased was crushed by a tractor Doddiscombsleigh Exeter 1110 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
15/10/2009 Daniel Hurley 31 The deceased was struck by a falling object Glasgow Glasgow UA 9067 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Employee
18/10/2009 Ian Cameron 46 The deceased was crushed by work equipment Knottingley Leeds 4720 Extractive/Gas & Electricity Supply Deep coal mines 05101 Employee
18/10/2009 Kenneth  Campbell 24 The deceased was fatally injured by an overturning vehicle  Glensanda nr Oban Argyll & Bute UA 9054 Extractive/Gas & Electricity Supply Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate 08110 Employee
19/10/2009 Kenneth Weeks 80 The deceased died following a fall Bexley Bexley 5120 Construction Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. 43999 Member of the public
20/10/2009 Jeremy Spillane 55 The deceased was fatally injured whilst undertaking maintenance work on a vehicle Buxton High Peak 1030 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
22/10/2009 Robert Moore 56 The deceased suffered head injuries as a result of a fall Cumbria South Lakeland 930 Construction Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. 43999 Employee
22/10/2009 Jignesh Gandhi 35 The deceased died when food became lodged in his airway Luton Luton UA 230 Service Social work activities without accommodation 88000 Member of the public
27/10/2009 Daniel Whiston 20 The deceased was crushed by an overturning vehicle  Devon Mid Devon 1135 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Employee
27/10/2009 Yakup Choban 37 The deceased died after falling from height London Haringey 5420 Service Freight transport by road 49410 Employed by other
29/10/2009 Kevin Jackson 52 The deceased died after falling from height Hull Hull City UA 2004 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Employed by other
29/10/2009 David Johns 64 The deceased was fatally injured whilst undertaking maintenance work on a vehicle Newquay Cornwall UA 840 Service Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 45200 Self employed
04/11/2009 Christopher Fox 60 The deceased was crushed by an overturning tractor  Worksop Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw 3010 Agriculture Silviculture and other forestry
activities		 02100 Employee
04/11/2009 Graham Britten 47 The deceased was trapped in machinery Leeds Leeds 4720 Manufacturing Casting of other non-ferrous metals 24540 Employee
05/11/2009 Fredrick Rowe 73 The deceased fell from his wheelchair Margate Thanet 2260 Service Residential nursing care facilities 87100 Member of Public
06/11/2009 George Thompson 57 The deceased was struck by a vehicle East Lothian East Lothian UA 9062 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
09/11/2009 Peter Winchurch 68 The deceased fell from height Skelmersdale  West Lancashire 2365 Construction Other construction installation 43290 Self employed
10/11/2009 Graeme Chrystal 62 The deceased fell from height Merseyside Liverpool 4310 Service Defence activities 84220 Self employed
14/11/2009 Pamela Davy 53 The deceased was struck by a falling tree Kent Bexley 5120 Service Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. 93290 Member of Public
19/11/2009 Michael McAiney 61 The deceased fell from height Bury Bury 4210 Construction Roofing activities 43910 Self employed
20/11/2009 Mark Bennett 41 The deceased received an electric shock Middlewich, Cheshire Cheshire East UA 670 Construction Construction of roads and motorways 42110 Employee
20/11/2009 Paul Walley 45 The deceased received an electric shock Middlewich, Cheshire Cheshire East UA 670 Construction Construction of roads and motorways 42110 Employee
20/11/2009 Michael Streeter 60 The deceased was crushed by vehicle Selsey Horsham 3825 Construction Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. 43999 Employee
20/11/2009 William Barker 44 Bridge collapsed during flooding and the deceased fell into the river  Wokington Allerdale  905 Service Public order and safety activities 84240 Employee
22/11/2009 Steven Allen 43 The deceased collapsed following diving activity Fife Fife UA 9066 Extractive/Gas & Electricity Supply Support activities for petroleum and natural gas mining  09100 Employee
24/11/2009 Graham Pugh 52 The deceased was struck by a falling tree Powys Powys UA 6850 Service Freight transport by road 49410 Employee
25/11/2009 Stefan Tomkins 31 The deceased was found after refuse vehicle tipped load Ardwick Stockport 4235 Water Supply/Waste Management Collection of non-hazardous waste 38110 Member of the public
26/11/2009 Sarabjit Sanghera 37 The deceased fell from height London Hounslow 5540 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Self employed
26/11/2009 Maria Evans 20 The deceased died whilst under medical care Sheffield Sheffield 4420 Service Hospital activities 86101 Member of the public
30/11/2009 Robert Hocking 48 The deceased became trapped under a vehicle Cornwall Cornwall UA 840 Service Landscape service activities 81300 Employed by other
01/12/2009 James Murphy 61 The deceased was struck by a falling object Bradford Bradford 4705 Manufacturing Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment 28250 Employee
02/12/2009 Bruce Dempsey 25 The deceased was struck by load from a fork lift truck Salford Salford 4230 Manufacturing Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. 25990 Employee
04/12/2009 Christopher Elliott 52 The deceased was struck by cattle Hope Valley Derbyshire Dales 1045 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
05/12/2009 Nigel White 61 The deceased fell from height Doncaster Doncaster 4410 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Self employed
07/12/2009 Jackie Fisher 52 The deceased fell from height Rotherham Rotherham 4415 Extractive/Gas & Electricity Supply Deep coal mines 05101 Employee
07/12/2009 Ray Jessop 53 The deceased fell from height Hull Hull City UA 2004 Construction Painting and glazing 43340 Employee
09/12/2009 Sean Scurry 39 The deceased was trapped between a scissor lift and roof ducting  London Newham LB 5750 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Employee
10/12/2009 Marian Smith 95 The deceased fell to the ground Penicuik Midlothian UA 9070 Service Other human health activities 86900 Member of the public
14/12/2009 Martin Dunleavy 43 The deceased was found at bottom of a staircase West Midlands Solihull 4625 Service Hospital activities 86101 Member of the public
16/12/2009 David Lorweth Price 66 The deceased fell from height Llandovery Carmarthenshire UA 6825 Agriculture Raising of dairy cattle 01410 Self employed
21/12/2009 Denis Livesley 60 The deceased was struck by a vehicle Manchester Manchester 4215 Service Other service activities incidental to land transportation 52219 Employee
21/12/2009 Fiona Barber 71 The deceased died following a fall Edinburgh Borders UA 9055 Service Other human health activities 86900 Member of the public
23/12/2009 Dafydd Bowen 6 The deceased was struck by a reversing vehicle Dyfed Carmarthenshire UA 6825 Agriculture Raising of dairy cattle 01410 Member of the public
23/12/2009 Graeme Riddick 49 The deceased was trampled by a bull Dumfries & Galloway Dumfries & Galloway UA 9058 Service Other business support service activities n.e.c. 82990 Self employed
26/12/2009 Mohammed Matloob 26 The deceased died whilst under hospital care Walsall Walsall 4630 Service Hospital activities 86101 Member of the public
31/12/2009 Dora Jackson 93 The deceased fell from a hoist Sheffield Sheffield 4420 Service Residential nursing care facilities 87100 Member of the public
07/01/2010 Laurens Kemeling 21 The deceased died following a fall Dover Dover 2220 Service General public administration activities 84110 Member of the public
13/01/2010 Trevor Webb 48 The deceased fell from height Barry Vale of Glamorgan UA 6950 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Self employed
16/01/2010 Sandra Baynam 50 The deceased died following a fall Birmingham Birmingham 4605 Service Hospital activities 86101 Member of the public
18/01/2010 Ellie Shaw 1 The deceased fell from a vehicle Leicestershire Melton 2430 Service Activities of racehorse owners 93191 Member of the public
27/01/2010 Alan Burr 52 The deceased was struck by falling objects NE Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire 2002 Service Freight transport by road 49410 Employee
08/02/2010 Ian Phillip Hall 56 The deceased fell from a ladder  East Yorkshire East Riding 2001 Agriculture Raising of dairy cattle 01410 Self employed
08/02/2010 Anthony Robinson 37 The deceased was struck by an airborne object Cumbria Barrow-in-Furness 910 Construction Construction of domestic buildings 41202 Employed by other
09/02/2010 John Corney 63 The deceased was trapped under a vehicle Northamptonshire Wellingborough 2835 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Self employed
09/02/2010 David Evans 26 The deceased was crushed by stonework Oxford Oxfordshire 3110 Construction Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41200 Employee
11/02/2010 Philip Carsley 34 The deceased was crushed by concrete panels Hampshire Southampton UA 1780 Construction Other construction installation 43290 Employee
12/02/2010 Ernest Mather 46 The deceased was struck by a vehicle Rutland Rutland 2470 Construction Construction of roads and motorways 42110 Employee
13/02/2010 Geoffrey Davies 57 The deceased was crushed by a vehicle Shetland Shetland 9010 Service Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 45200 Employed by other
15/02/2010 Brian Parsons 54 The deceased was crushed by machinery East Sussex Wealden 1435 Manufacturing Other manufacturing n.e.c.  32990 Employee
16/02/2010 Renatas Timofejavas 36 The deceased was caught by a moving mast whilst driving in a yard Dumfries & Galloway Dumfries & Galloway UA 9058 Manufacturing Processing and preserving of meat 10110 Employee
17/02/2010 Michael Tench 62 The deceased fell from height Northumberland Northumberland UA 2940 Construction Construction of domestic buildings 41202 Employee
18/02/2010 Ian Moody 53 The deceased was crushed by a refuse vehicle Gloucestershire Cotswold 1610 Water Supply/Waste Management Collection of non-hazardous waste 38110 Employee
22/02/2010 James Welka 62 The deceased was struck by bales Wakefield Wakefield 4725 Manufacturing Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel 13950 Employee
23/02/2010 Thomas Hollis 1 The deceased was struck by a street light column London Hounslow 5540 Construction Construction of roads and motorways 42110 Member of the public
24/02/2010 David Francis 59 The deceased was struck by a falling tree Powys Powys UA 6850 Agriculture Silviculture and other forestry
activities		 02100 Employee
26/02/2010 Justin Gillman 27 The deceased fell from height Lincolnshire East Lindsey 2510 Construction Construction of domestic buildings 41202 Self employed
05/03/2010 Paul Doyley 48 The deceased was exposed to caustic material Grimsby North East Lincolnshire 2002 Manufacturing Manufacture of dyes and pigments 20120 Employee
08/03/2010 Trevor Hall 66 The deceased fell from height Leicestershire Oadby & Wigston 2440 Construction Roofing activities 43910 Employee
22/03/2010 Andrzej Rokita 55 The deceased was crushed by falling material London Waltham Forest 5930 Manufacturing Manufacture of doors and windows of metal 25120 Employee
27/03/2010 James Elliot 62 The deceased was crushed by a boulder  Stirling Stirling UA 9078 Agriculture Raising of sheep and goats 01450 Employee
28/03/2010 Jordon Orris 16 The deceased was crushed by an overturned vehicle St Merryn Cornwall UA 840 Agriculture Mixed farming 01500 Employee
30/03/2010 Gary Deaves 47 The deceased was struck by an object Ipswich Ipswich 3515 Service Service activities incidental to water transportation 52220 Employee
31/03/2010 John Ward 66 The deceased was trampled by cattle Sheffield North East Derbyshire 1035 Agriculture Raising of dairy cattle 01410 Self employed

From January 2012 onwards, the industry classifications used in this table are based on SIC 2007. Prior to this, the classifications were based on SIC 2003. This brings this information in line with the industry classifications used in HSE’s official statistics.

Members of the public who have died in reportable domestic gas incidents in 2009/10

This table contains the names and details of people killed in domestic gas incidents, which are reportable under RIDDOR

Date of incident Name Age Description of incident Location of incident Local Authority LA code General Industry Sector Detailed Standard Industry Classification (SIC) SIC Code Employment status
21/04/2009 Donald O'Sullivan 67 The deceased was overcome by carbon monoxide London Waltham Forest 5930 Service Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209 Member of the public
21/04/2009 Rosetta O'Sullivan 67 The deceased was overcome by carbon monoxide London Waltham Forest 5930 Service Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209 Member of the public
26/04/2009 Rattan Singh Nagra 73 The deceased was overcome by carbon monoxide Halesowen Dudley 4615 Service Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209 Member of the public
04/05/2009 Debbie Bishop 42 The deceased was found dead at home Scarborough Scarborough 2730 Service Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209 Member of the public
29/12/2009 Stephen David Newton 51 The deceased died from carbon monoxide poisoning   Derbyshire Erewash 1025 Service Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209 Member of the public
04/01/2010 Peter Curran 67 The deceased died from carbon monoxide poisoning Kent Bromley 5180 Service Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209 Member of the public
18/02/2010 Katherine Haines 31 The deceased died from carbon monoxide poisoning   Wokingham Wokingham UA 360 Service Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use 98200 Member of the public
20/02/2010 Dennis Bushnell  -  The deceased died from carbon monoxide poisoning   Kent Maidstone 1705 Service Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use 98200 Member of the public
01/03/2010 Austin Gibbins 80 The deceased died in a gas explosion London Hackney 5360 Service Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209 Member of the public

From January 2012 onwards, the industry classifications used in this table are based on SIC 2007. Prior to this, the classifications were based on SIC 2003. This brings this information in line with the industry classifications used in HSE’s official statistics.

Footnotes

  1. The table contains details of people killed in domestic gas incidents, some of which may be deemed to be work-related. Details of domestic gas related suicides are not included here but will be included in the final statistical count.
  2. The table has been revised to coincide with the release of finalised statistics for fatal injuries for 2009/10, which were released on 28 June 2011. It was further amended when the final statistics for incidents relating to the supply and use of flammable gas in Great Britain for 2009/10 were released in November 2011.
Updated 2019-10-03