Worker dies three weeks after car pit fall

A 48-year-old man who fell down a car pit after installing industrial equipment died yesterday (Wednesday) after three weeks in hospital.

The self-employed man, who has not been named, was sub-contracted to fit a waste conveyor at the premises of automotive component manufacturer UYT Ltd, at Coventry Business Park in the west Midlands on 3 September.

He had just fitted a duplicate tank and was climbing out of the car pit using a ladder when he slipped and fell 4.2m to the bottom.