INQUIRY UNDER THE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INQUIRIES (SCOTLAND) ACT 1976 INTO THE SUDDEN DEATH OF ROBERT RICHARD PARK [2011] ScotSC 173 (01 November 2011)

INQUIRY UNDER THE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INQUIRIES (SCOTLAND) ACT 1976 INTO THE SUDDEN DEATH OF ROBERT RICHARD PARK [2011] ScotSC 173 (01 November 2011)

Robert Richard Park died as a result of a quad bike accident causing mechanical asphyxia; there were no reasonable precautions that could have avoided the death and no defects in the system of working contributed.

Citation
[2011] ScotSC 173
Parties
Deceased: Robert Richard Park; Employer: Ardtalla Estate; Prosecutor: The Crown
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
01 November 2011
Procedural Posture
Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination
Outcome
Formal determination of accidental death; no recommendations.
Legal Topics
Workplace Accident, Fatal Accident Inquiry, Employer Liability, Quad Bike Accident
Coronial Law Health and Safety Workplace Accident Fatal Accident Inquiry Employer Liability Quad Bike Accident

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Parties

Robert Richard Park

Deceased

Ardtalla Estate

Employer

The Crown

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Cause of death of Robert Richard Park
  2. 2 Whether reasonable precautions could have avoided the death
  3. 3 Whether defects in system of working contributed to the death

Ratio Decidendi

Robert Richard Park died as a result of a quad bike accident causing mechanical asphyxia; there were no reasonable precautions that could have avoided the death and no defects in the system of working contributed.

Court Disposition

Formal determination of accidental death; no recommendations.