Queensferry Crossing death caused by worker
John Cousin, 62, from Hexham, was killed in April 2016 in what Sheriff William Gilchrist called a “tragic accident”.
He recommended an assessment of whether new safety warnings should be put on cranes.
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Hide AdMr Cousin was standing in front of the crane when the fly jib fell on him.
Sheriff Gilchrist said the accident was caused by Mr Cousin “removing a central pin which was holding a fly jib onto the boom arm of a...crane, causing the fly jib to fall to the ground, striking [him] on the head and body”.
He recommended that warnings be considered for “certain operations”.