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Engineering firm fined £500k after man crushed to death

Mr Willoughby's wife said he had been "a strong Goliath, yet a gentle giant"

Graham Engineering Ltd's director, Stuart Fraser, was acquitted of breaching health and safety regulations by failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees. Inspectors said that when the weld was removed, the internal ram fell and killed Mr Willoughby instantly at about 15:00 BST on 21 May.

 

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£500,000 fine £145,488 court costs and I guess the usual £10,000 to his widow?

How can the director be acquited H_S_E ? He failed in his duties

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