Home heating oil company Tweed Fuels in Islandmagee is fined £40,000 after one of its drivers is crushed to death by an oil tanker lorry
A fuel company in County Antrim has been fined £40,000 after one of its employees was crushed to death at work.
His employer Tweed Fuels, of Portmuck Road near Islandmagee, has been ordered to pay the fine within six months. A fellow employee repaired the vehicle by pushing a loose pipe back into place, allowing it to be used over the subsequent few days. "This part of the road was on a slight incline and the reconnection of the pipe by him allowed the vehicle to move.A post-mortem examination found that Mr Reid's death was caused by asphyxia along with chest injuries.After Mr Reid died his employer went to Antrim Police Station for a voluntary interview and cooperated with detectives.
The barrister issued an apology on behalf of Mr Tweed and said: "The deceased was very much a respected, diligent and valued member of the team."
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