Firms fined £1.3m after man killed by falling window

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 24 Sept, 22:38 · Archive

Two companies have been fined a total of £1.3m over health and safety breaches after coach driver Mick Ferris was killed by a 130kg window falling from a luxury London development.

Two companies have been fined a total of £1.3m over health and safety breaches after coach driver Mick Ferris was killed by a 130kg window falling 26 storeys from The Corniche, a luxury housing development in Vauxhall, London, on 2 October 2018. Ferris was crushed when the window fell as he returned to his coach.

How it is being reported

• Widow hits out after window fell 26 storeys from luxury Thames block to kill father-of-two as property developer is fined £1millionDaily Mail · 24 Sept, 16:59
• Dad-of-two crushed to death by 130kg window falling 300ft is ‘missed by so many’The Mirror · 24 Sept, 16:37
• Luxury firms fined £1.3m after man killed by falling window in LondonThe Guardian · 24 Sept, 16:10
• Firm fined £1m after man killed by falling windowBBC News · 24 Sept, 15:58

In this story: Mick Ferris · The Corniche · Vauxhall · London

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