Wembley company found guilty of deadly safety breach

A Wembley-based construction company has been found guilty of breaching safety regulations on a Dublin site where a worker was killed.

PJ Carey (Contractors) Limited was convicted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of failing to provide a safe worksite at Ballymun Road on December 9, 2002.

Pipe layer Brendan Coulton of Emyvale died after the unsupported trench he was working in collapsed.

Mr Coulton had been reprimanded previously for going into an unsupported trench.

PJ Carey company director Joseph O’Hagan entered pleas of not guilty to the charges on behalf of the company.

The jury found the company not guilty on a second charge under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act.

Sentencing has been adjourned for a later date.