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| CAV Aerospace guilty over crush death of worker Paul Bowers | CAV Aerospace guilty over crush death of worker Paul Bowers |
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| An aerospace firm has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter after a worker was crushed to death under aeroplane parts. | An aerospace firm has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter after a worker was crushed to death under aeroplane parts. |
| Paul Bowers, 47, died when several tonnes of metal fell on him in 2013 while he was working at the warehouse of CAV Cambridge at Cambridge Airport. | Paul Bowers, 47, died when several tonnes of metal fell on him in 2013 while he was working at the warehouse of CAV Cambridge at Cambridge Airport. |
| A jury also found parent company CAV Aerospace, from County Durham, guilty of failing to discharge its duty. | A jury also found parent company CAV Aerospace, from County Durham, guilty of failing to discharge its duty. |
| The firm will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on 31 July. | The firm will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on 31 July. |
| Judge Gerald Gordon said because defendant CAV Aerospace was a company the only sentence could be a fine. | Judge Gerald Gordon said because defendant CAV Aerospace was a company the only sentence could be a fine. |
| In a statement, Mr Bowers' wife - Jose - spoke of her "unbearable sadness" and "insurmountable hurdles to carry on living without my husband and soulmate". | |
| "This has taken from me an amazing and unique husband and our children have lost a very special father and stepfather," she said. | "This has taken from me an amazing and unique husband and our children have lost a very special father and stepfather," she said. |
| During the trial, the court heard that warnings about dangerous working conditions were ignored by bosses. | During the trial, the court heard that warnings about dangerous working conditions were ignored by bosses. |
| The jury was told an unstable stack of aircraft components had toppled on to Mr Bowers, trapping him up to his chest and crushing him. | The jury was told an unstable stack of aircraft components had toppled on to Mr Bowers, trapping him up to his chest and crushing him. |
| The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the death was "entirely preventable". | The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the death was "entirely preventable". |
| CAV Aerospace was convicted of corporate manslaughter by a majority of 10 to two. | CAV Aerospace was convicted of corporate manslaughter by a majority of 10 to two. |
| A unanimous verdict was given on a health and safety charge of failure of an employer to discharge its duty. | A unanimous verdict was given on a health and safety charge of failure of an employer to discharge its duty. |
| HSE inspector Graham Tompkins said the CAV Aerospace board had failed to act on requests from local managers and a health and safety consultant's advice that a new stacking system was needed. | HSE inspector Graham Tompkins said the CAV Aerospace board had failed to act on requests from local managers and a health and safety consultant's advice that a new stacking system was needed. |
| "Paul Bowers paid the ultimate price for the company's senior managers ignoring that advice and his death was entirely preventable," he said. | "Paul Bowers paid the ultimate price for the company's senior managers ignoring that advice and his death was entirely preventable," he said. |