A kayak maker has been fined for corporate manslaughter after an employee was burnt to death in an industrial oven.
Alan Caterall, a father-of-three who worked as a senior supervisor for Pyranha Mouldings Ltd, was cleaning one of the company's huge ovens used to make the boats when he became trapped.
The rotational moulding oven had developed a fault with a guide rail bearing and had been shut down for maintenance so the bearing could be fixed.
When the maintenance work had been completed the oven was switched back on and put into warm-up mode.
After a few minutes smoke was seen coming from the oven and, when operators opened the door to find the source of the smoke, they discovered Mr Caterall inside.
Emergency services were called to the premises in Runcorn but Mr Caterall was pronounced dead at the scene.
In January, the company was found guilty of corporate manslaughter over Mr Caterall's death in 2010. Pyranha Mouldings Ltd was also found guilty of two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Now, the company has been told it must pay a fine of £200,000 and court costs of £90,000 following a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
Managing director Peter Mackereth, was also found guilty of two charges under Section 37 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. He received a nine month custodial sentence, suspended for two years, and a £25,000 fine.
Following the verdict, Mr Caterall's family said in a statement: "We are happy with the verdict but it does not change the fact that Alan is no longer with us and his family miss him desperately.
"He has missed his son's wedding and the birth of his new grandson and he will not see his two daughters marry.
Cheshire Police worked alongside officials from the Health and Safety Executive to establish the full circumstances of what happened that day and a four-year investigation resulted in the charges being brought against the company.
Detective Inspector Gary Smith, who worked on the investigation, said: "It should serve as a warning to other employers that they have a duty of care to protect those who work for them and, when this fails, they will be held to account."
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