Death of boy, 10, who fell down Glasgow manhole 'could have been prevented' as firm fined £800,000

Firm fined £800,000 after boy, 10, fell down building site manhole to his death

Shea Ryan fell more than six metres down an open manhole (Picture: PA/BBC) A schoolboy fell through a manhole cover to his death after a contractor failed to carry out safety checks. Shea Ryan, plummeted more than six metres down the hole close to a play park near his home in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 16, 2020. He and some friends had been playing when they wriggled through some insecure fencing to get inside a construction site at Glenkirk Dr…

Firm fined £800,000 after boy died falling down manhole

Company pleads guilty to a health and safety at work breach that led to the death of 10-year-old Shea Ryan

Firm fined £800,000 after boy died falling down manhole on construction site

A COMPANY has been fined £800,000 for safety failures which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy.

Firm fined £800,000 after boy died falling down manhole on construction site

RJ McLeod (Contractors) Limited pleaded guilty to a health and safety at work breach that led to the death of Shea Ryan, 10, in Glasgow.

Firm fined £800,000 after boy died falling down manhole on construction site

RJ McLeod (Contractors) Limited pleaded guilty to a health and safety at work breach that led to the death of Shea Ryan, 10, in Glasgow.

Death of boy, 10, who fell down Glasgow manhole 'could have been prevented' as firm fined £800,000

RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd admitted breaching health and safety laws following the death of Shea Ryan in Glasgow in July 2020.