Recycling centre worker crushed to death by faulty cherry picker, inquest hears
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA worker at a recycling centre in St Helens was crushed to death by a faulty cherry picker, an inquest into his death has heard.
Uldis Senkans, 30, died from chest injuries after getting stuck between the machine and the steel beams of the building he was working on at the CEW Recycling Group site on Merton Steet in November 2019.
Colleagues found the worker unresponsive at around 3.45pm. They attempted to move the heavy machinery, which refused to start, and Mr Senkans was pronounced dead at the scene at 6.11pm by paramedics, the Liverpool Echo reports.
An inquest into his death on Tuesday was told the cherry picker, which Mr Senkans had been operating, was found to have 15 serious defects, including three which could have caused or contributed to the fatal incident. READ MORE: Man charged over 'offensive and indecent' message sent to MP Angela Rayner Health and safety inspector Frances Ellis, who organised the examination of the 2006 Niftylift cherry picker, which was owned by Mr Senkans' employer, RM Gibbons LTD, said the "severe" faults meant the machinery was dangerous and should not have been operated.
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