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NG Bailey fined after worker dies in MEWP accident

NG Bailey has been fined £135,000 following the death of a worker last year.

Alistair Hutton, a subcontractor hired by the company, lost his life while working on the construction of the Baird Family Hospital in Aberdeen on 18 January 2023.

He had been navigating a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) along an unfinished corridor at the hospital when his head struck a metal lintel.

The 51-year-old immediately lost consciousness and died at the scene shortly after.

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