The coroner who investigated the death of an HS2 worker in April 2023 says in his report to pipeline and drilling trade bodies that “action should be taken to prevent future deaths”.
Charles Harper was undertaking horizontal directional drilling works at the HS2 construction site off Middle Bickenhill Lane in Marston Green, Birmingham, when an unsecured tail end of a coiled pipe sprang and struck him, causing serious abdominal and chest injuries. He died in hospital the following day.
Although the coil trailer was supplied with a restraining clamp and strap, these securing mechanisms were not used on the day of Harper’s accident.
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