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Feb 2021
Last Updated: 16/02/2021
Ripon construction worker died from head injuries, inquest told
An inquest heard today that Scotton man Dean Myers died after being struck by a moving bucket on a digger on a building site in Ripon.
The building site where the man died.
A construction worker who died on a building site in Ripon has been named at the opening of an inquest today.
Dean Christopher Myers, 56, died on January 13 at the site on the corner of Whitcliffe Avenue and Harrogate Road.
The inquest at Northallerton heard that Mr Myers, from Scotton, is suspected to have died from a severe head injury.
John Broadbridge, assistant coroner for North Yorkshire and York, said:
"While in the course of his work as a ground worker for a construction company, he was struck by a moving bucket on a digger.
"The cause of death, which is yet to be fully determined, was provisionally found to be a severe head injury and blunt force trauma."
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The inquest, which will determine the cause of death, was adjourned until a later date.
North Yorkshire Police issued a brief statement the day after the incident saying:
"Police were called to a report of an industrial incident in Ripon at about 10.30am on Wednesday.
"A man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries are ongoing jointly with the Health and Safety Executive."
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