BAE fined for 'preventable tragedy'

Defence giant BAE Systems has been ordered to pay almost £350,000 in fines and costs after a worker died when he was crushed by a 145-tonne metal press at one of its sites, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed.

The HSE said the death of experienced maintenance engineer Gary Whiting, 51, at the BAE plant at Brough, East Yorkshire, was an "entirely preventable tragedy".%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%