Benjamin Wylie

14 Nov 2016 · Coroner Peter Bedford · Berkshire

The coroner's concerns

1. grease expelled from nipple
“risk of grease being expelled from the grease nipple at high pressure was recognised”
2. missing permanent warning plate
“No permanent warning plate or sign was attached to the machine beside the grease nipple.”
3. lack of pressure release valve
“pressure release values within the grease nipple unit that prevents pressure building up”
4. existing machines lack greasing adaptation
“new machines allow greasing of the tracks with the plate in place but there are a number of existing machines in use which do not have that adaptation”
5. absence of warning bulletin
“no warning bulletin has been issued to existing users of the relevant piling rig machines”

Stated action · currently in draft

“HSE will make mention of this point in its new Safety Alert, currently in draft.”