Five workers were ‘instantly’ killed after ‘unsafe’ 45-tonne wall fell at scrapyard

Five workers were ‘instantly’ killed after ‘unsafe’ 45-tonne wall fell at scrapyard

Ensco 10101 and Hawkeswood Metal Recycling have denied safety failings following the tragedy (Picture: PA)
Five men were crushed to death at a recycling site when a 45-tonne wall suddenly collapsed, a health and safety trial has heard.
Birmingham Crown Court was told the wall had formed part of storage area which held 263 tonnes of metal briquettes.
The weight of metal, stored at a scrapyard in…

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