Safety, Health & Environmental Bulletin Number 200 – Fatal injury at Bottesford

Safety, Health & Environmental Bulletin Number 200 - Fatal injury at Bottesford

On Wednesday 16th October 2019, there was an incident involving a lifting operation at Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering’s pre-cast piling facility at Bottesford.

Tragically, as a result of the incident, one of our colleagues has suffered fatal injuries.

The facility is currently closed and investigations are underway.

We will share further details when we can.

We will also highlight any early lessons from this incident that could help us keep people safe from harm - please take some time to carefully review all your working arrangements involving lifting operations on your project.

Please stay vigilant and always be prepared to act if you see anything unsafe.

This is a terrible incident and our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with their family, friends and colleagues. - Dean Banks, CEO Balfour Beatty UK Construction Services

With this in mind make sure you check your planned works and permits, and confirm that everything is correct prior to proceeding.