Alistair Hutton was a sub-contractor hired by NG Bailey Limited, which is situated on Brown Lane West in Holbeck. He died while working on the construction of the Baird Family Hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland, on January 18, 2023. He had been navigating a mobile elevating work platform along an unfinished corridor at the hospital when his head struck a metal beam. Mr Hutton, who lived in Forfar, Scotland, immediately lost consciousness, and was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
The company was fined £135,000 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £10,125 at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on March 21, 2024. Sign up for our free newsletters now HSE inspector Graham McEvoy said: “There was a failure by NG Bailey Limited to consider available guidance and the work that was being done, which led to inadequate risk control measures being implemented and unsafe working practices developing.