THE death of a young man electrocuted while making a delivery to a farm could have been prevented if better safety measures had been followed, a sheriff has ruled.
Darren Taylor, 23, died after a crane he was operating to unload a container struck overhead power lines at a farm in Eaglesham, South Lanarkshire, in January 2009.
Following a fatal accident inquiry at Paisley Sheriff Court, Sheriff Derek Livingston criticised the company involved for failing to warn Mr Taylor, of Bailleston, Glasgow, of the dangers at the site.
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