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Man 'burnt to death' in Pyranha Mouldings factory oven Man 'burnt to death' in Pyranha Mouldings factory oven
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A factory worker died from severe burns when he became trapped in an industrial oven, a court has heard.A factory worker died from severe burns when he became trapped in an industrial oven, a court has heard.
Alan Catterall, 54, used a crowbar to try and escape from the oven he was cleaning at Pyranha Mouldings Ltd in Runcorn, in December 2010. Alan Catterall, 54, used a crowbar to try to escape from the oven he was cleaning at Pyranha Mouldings Ltd in Runcorn, in December 2010.
The Cheshire Kayak company is on trial accused of corporate manslaughter. Another worker turned the oven on, not realising Mr Catterall, a senior supervisor, had gone inside, Liverpool Crown Court was told.
Directors Peter and Graham Mackereth and an independent contractor, Paul Keddie, deny health and safety charges. The Cheshire kayak company is on trial accused of corporate manslaughter.
Liverpool Crown Court heard another worker turned the oven on, not realising Mr Catterall, a senior supervisor, had gone inside to clean it. Calls for help
The doors locked automatically and there was no means of escape, and no way to raise the alarm. His calls for help went unheard on the noisy factory floor, it was said. The jury heard how the oven doors locked automatically and there was no means of escape, and no way to raise the alarm. Mr Catterall's calls for help went unheard on the noisy factory floor.
Jurors were told on the morning of the incident the oven had a fault which had been repaired, but there was also a problem with dripped plastic. The first anyone knew there was a problem was when smoke began pouring from the oven, it was said.
He suffered severe burns and died from shock.
The court heard on the morning of the incident, two days before Christmas, the oven had a fault which had been repaired, but there was also a problem with dripped plastic.
The oven in which the kayaks were moulded was designed by Pyranha Mouldings, with parts provided by outside suppliers, and could reach temperatures of 280C (536F).
The company caused Mr Catterall's death through gross negligence, according to the crown.
Directors Peter and Graham Mackereth, and an independent contractor, Paul Keddie, who are also charged with health and safety offences, deny all the charges.
The trial, expected to last up to five weeks, continues.