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Swaffham Co-Op Undertaker Crushed to Death by Lift
Sally Blundell was crushed by a 200kg hydraulic lift while working alone, with investigations examining equipment faults and lone-working safety, officials said.
- On December 1, 2023, Sally Blundell, 58, funeral administrator, was found underneath a scissor lift in the morgue at the East of England Co-op Funeral Services branch in Swaffham, Norfolk.
- The coroner said a hydraulic hoist came down on her body, crushing her chest, and Norfolk area coroner Yvonne Blake recorded the cause as contusion and compression of the chest by an external object.
- A colleague told the inquest that he arrived just after midday, after a family raised concerns about an 11am appointment, and CCTV showed two women in reception but no staff in sensitive areas.
- The inquest with a jury continues after an initial police investigation, while the local authority investigation examines the trolley’s condition, lone-working arrangements, staff training, and the hourly lone-worker alarm at 10am that was manually closed.
- HSE examination found faults in the 200kg hydraulic scissor lift mortuary trolley , identifying return-spring and control-handle faults and noting descent time and a height no greater than 5ft .
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