Inquest begins into death at St Ives Peterborough

13 October 2010

Business

An inquest will begin today into the death, in 2008, of an engineer at St Ives Web's Peterborough magazine printing plant.

The hearing is scheduled to last for three days at Peterborough Town Hall, with a verdict due on Friday (15 October).

The accident happened on 6 October 2008, when 43-year old Ian Ebbs was working on a Manroland Lithoman web press.

An investigation was carried out after the incident by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), alongside the local police force.

A full report on the outcome will follow.

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