UCATT Calls For Added Vigilance After Tragic Death of Steelworker

Construction union UCATT have sent their condolences to the family of a young worker killed in the early hours of Saturday morning at the Corus plant on Teeside.

Kristian Norris was a refractory bricklayer employed by Vesuvius to perform maintenance at the Corus factory on Teesside. Mr Norris 29, a father of two and a UCATT member, was killed at about 3am Saturday morning at Corus’ Lackenby plant.

John Scott, regional secretary for UCATT’s Northern region, said: “UCATT sends its deepest sympathies to Kristin Norris’ family. The death of any worker is tragic but particularly so when they were so young.”

It remains unclear exactly how Mr Norris was killed . Cleveland Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the incident.

Mr Scott, added: “Mr Norris’ death once again emphasised that you can never have too high a level of health and safety at work. No matter how good companies believe health and safety levels are there can always be improvements. We must all do more to ensure that there are not similar tragedies in the future.”

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