INQUIRY UNDER THE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INQUIRIES (SCOTLAND) ACT 1976 INTO THE SUDDEN DEATH OF GRAEME RIDDICK [2010] ScotSC 108 (18 June 2010)

INQUIRY UNDER THE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INQUIRIES (SCOTLAND) ACT 1976 INTO THE SUDDEN DEATH OF GRAEME RIDDICK [2010] ScotSC 108 (18 June 2010)

Graeme Riddick died from a crush injury to the chest, most likely caused by a bull, after entering a field on foot contrary to instructions and his own experience; a reasonable precaution would have been to enter only with protective equipment such as a tractor.

Citation
[2010] ScotSC 108
Parties
Deceased: Graeme Riddick; Procurator Fiscal Depute: Mrs Hunter
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
18 June 2010
Procedural Posture
Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination
Outcome
Death determined as accidental with reasonable precaution identified; no defects in system of working found.
Legal Topics
Fatal Accident Inquiry, Workplace Safety, Livestock Handling, Employer Instructions
Coronial Law Health and Safety Fatal Accident Inquiry Workplace Safety Livestock Handling Employer Instructions

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Parties

Graeme Riddick

Deceased

Mrs Hunter

Procurator Fiscal Depute

Procedural Posture

Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Cause of death of Graeme Riddick
  2. 2 Whether reasonable precautions could have prevented the death
  3. 3 Whether defects in the system of working contributed to the death

Ratio Decidendi

Graeme Riddick died from a crush injury to the chest, most likely caused by a bull, after entering a field on foot contrary to instructions and his own experience; a reasonable precaution would have been to enter only with protective equipment such as a tractor.

Court Disposition

Death determined as accidental with reasonable precaution identified; no defects in system of working found.