Zach Richardson a teenager with a ‘heart of gold’ was crushed to death by a forklift truck just a month into his new job, an inquest has heard.
His medical cause of death was recorded as ‘due to compression asphyxia’, Norfolk’s senior coroner Jacqueline Lake said.
Mr Richardson was declared dead at the scene after emergency services were called, the inquest heard.Scott Ekins, who trained Mr Richardson to use forklifts on October 17 and 18, said the teenager ‘seemed very level-headed’, ‘asked a lot of questions’ and ‘took notes’.
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