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| Drumdollagh Construction Company fined £60k over Colin Glass death | Drumdollagh Construction Company fined £60k over Colin Glass death |
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| A £60,000 fine imposed on an Armoy construction firm, arising out of the death of a workman in May 2008, will not be paid because it has gone bust. | |
| Colin Glass, 53, died when his dumper truck somersaulted down a steep incline at a building site in Bushmills. | Colin Glass, 53, died when his dumper truck somersaulted down a steep incline at a building site in Bushmills. |
| The former director of Drumdollagh Construction Company, Sean Christie, pleaded guilty to three breaches of health and safety regulations. | The former director of Drumdollagh Construction Company, Sean Christie, pleaded guilty to three breaches of health and safety regulations. |
| A charge of corporate manslaughter was one of four left on the books. | A charge of corporate manslaughter was one of four left on the books. |
| Antrim Crown Court was told there was a lack of safety measures on the site, in particular no edge warnings or protection on the steep bank. | Antrim Crown Court was told there was a lack of safety measures on the site, in particular no edge warnings or protection on the steep bank. |
| A Health and Safety Executive investigation also found that the truck was defective - a brake was not working, the clutch was faulty and a lap belt was missing. | |
| It was not the first time the company had breached health and safety regulations - it had three stop notices served on it two years before the accident. | It was not the first time the company had breached health and safety regulations - it had three stop notices served on it two years before the accident. |
| Mr Glass' widow Doreen said she was satisfied that the case was now over as it helped to bring closure for her and her family. | Mr Glass' widow Doreen said she was satisfied that the case was now over as it helped to bring closure for her and her family. |
| However, she added: "I feel like, because it's went into liquidation, the company, that Colin's lost his life for very little. | However, she added: "I feel like, because it's went into liquidation, the company, that Colin's lost his life for very little. |
| "I just wouldn't like any other women coming through what I've come through." | "I just wouldn't like any other women coming through what I've come through." |
| A defence lawyer said it was not a case of "cowboy builder mentality", that Drumdollagh had health and safety strategies but they were not enforced on the ground. | A defence lawyer said it was not a case of "cowboy builder mentality", that Drumdollagh had health and safety strategies but they were not enforced on the ground. |
| Imposing the fine, Antrim Crown Court Judge Corinne Philpott acknowledged it would not be paid, but said it was important that the case be marked as a reminder to other companies to ensure the safety of their workforce. | Imposing the fine, Antrim Crown Court Judge Corinne Philpott acknowledged it would not be paid, but said it was important that the case be marked as a reminder to other companies to ensure the safety of their workforce. |
| Drumdollagh was placed into administration by Ulster Bank in 2009. | Drumdollagh was placed into administration by Ulster Bank in 2009. |
| The company owed the bank more than £2m as well as another £400,000 to unsecured creditors. | The company owed the bank more than £2m as well as another £400,000 to unsecured creditors. |
| At the time the firm went bust it had two small housing sites in Loughgiel and Armoy. | At the time the firm went bust it had two small housing sites in Loughgiel and Armoy. |