Owner of garage where mechanic died after being crushed by truck in 'avoidable' tragedy is jailed
The owner of a garage where a much-loved mechanic was fatally crushed underneath a truck he was working on has been jailed.
Lee Hughes, prosecuting, described how the truck then fell and pinned him between the flatbed and its chassis while he was carrying out tasks underneath. A forklift truck was used to free Mr McCord, who was initially sat up in a chair talking and was given water to drink. Mr Hughes said that the garage prioritised "cost cutting at the expense of safety" and had no insurance policies in place. He added: "Mr Jones was in control and should have been supervising and monitoring the work, but failed to do so."
"I would cry constantly and still do and wouldn’t leave the house in case I met somebody that we both knew. It would bring up all my feelings again. I stopped looking after myself and my own health. I stopped eating, I no longer wanted to live. "I believe Mr Jones is winding down his business. It is non-profitable. He wasn't turning a blind eye. He was ignorant and should have known better, but didn't. He is a man who does his best to work in the community and tries to help. He is extremely sorry and devastated at the loss of Kenny McCord."
"I describe it as an amateurish, shambolic backstreet operation. Some people like to refer to regulations as red tape, but this indicates precisely why regulations exist - to stop injury and the loss of life in the workplace.
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