In a tragic incident that highlights the importance of safety protocols in construction and maintenance, Staines Steel Gate Company has been fined £90,000 for its role in the death of 16-year-old Reece Gething. The teenager was fatally injured in February 2020 when a wall, compromised by inadequate safety checks, collapsed on him in Aldershot, Hampshire.
Reece Gething was crushed by a free-standing wall in a car park behind Ford Mears funeral directors on Birchett Road. The wall had been previously damaged by a lorry, and the company was responsible for fitting a chain to it to prevent unauthorized parking. It was while Reece and his friends were jumping on this chain that the wall collapsed, causing fatal head and internal injuries.
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