Keywords: Skanska, rig collapse, welded pin, failure, West Midlands, safety performance,

Skanska in court for rig collapse fatality

Prosecutions and Claims |
01.12.2006

A piling rig collapse caused by the failure of a welded pin has cost the geotechnical division of construction giant Skanska more than £132,000. The mast of the 55-tonne rig collapsed in October 2002 fatally injuring employee David Clark, who was standing in the "danger zone"  ...

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