McLaren fined £650,000 over engineer's death
A division of motor racing firm McLaren has been fined £650,000 over the death of an engineer at a warehouse.
Mr Oldham fell from height while inspecting McLaren's Formula One brand centre - a mobile building taken to Grand Prix races. It was also the fifth time Mr Oldham, described as a "very experienced inspector", had looked at the structure.The court was told people had been advised to stay two metres from the edge but it was not in any written documents.
Mr Oldham's wife, Patricia, told the court she was still unable to sleep at night, six years after the incident."I miss my husband so much. The pain breaks my heart. Every night I say goodnight to David and every morning I expect to have him still beside me.'Powerful words'Health and Safety Executive inspector Saffron Turnell said: "Patricia's powerful words make clear the impact David's loss has had on her life.
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