Work at the site was halted after subcontractor Michael Jones died on Monday, and Unite says Laing O’Rourke stopped its officers entering the site to freely speak to workers
A construction firm fined in the past over on-site deaths has been accused of denying proper union access to Everton FC’s new
before a worker died.
Work at the £500million Bramley-Moore Dock site in Liverpool was halted after subcontractor Michael Jones, 26, died on Monday. Unite says Laing O’Rourke stopped its officers entering the site to freely speak to workers, granting only limited access. Merseyside police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating Mr Jones’ death. It is not the first loss of life at a Laing O’Rourke construction site.
In 2021, a father and son died when a lift collapsed in Liverpool. In 2017, the firm was fined £800,000 after a worker was crushed by a dumpster at Heathrow in 2014. Unite’s Jerry Swain said: “Unions, especially when safety reps are in place, can swiftly resolve concerns. This kind of relationship hasn’t yet developed on the Everton stadium.”