WILMSLOW CONSTRUCTION FIRM FINED OVER WORKER`S DEATH

A WILMSLOW construction firm and one of its directors have been fined after an employee fell 15 metres to his death in an empty water storage tank in Macclesfield.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Galt Civil Engineering and Peter Stuart following an investigation into the death of Peter Halligan at Sutton Hall Farm in August 2008.

Galt Civil Engineering, which is in administration, and Mr Stuart pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 by failing to ensure the safety of workers.

The company has received a nominal fine of