Keywords: Apollo Cradles, platform, painters, Apollo fined, Anthony Bottomley, Bradway, health and safety,

Cradle death firm found guilty

Prosecutions and Claims |
17.06.2008

A cradle manufacturer has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of four painters who fell 15 metres when a corroded bracket on their platform suddenly snapped. One of the men was killed and the others seriously injured.

A jury at Sheffield Crown Court took a day to find Apollo C ...

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