13 Feb 2020 Martin Edward ELLIS · Prevention of Future Deaths report Inner North London
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Concerns raised 6 Failure to prevent public access to the dam View source Failure of construction workers to warn visitors away from the dam View source Failure to provide the Chief Electrical Officer’s investigation report View source Failure to maintain a visible warning sign at the dam View source Failure to provide an explanation for exposed live wiring View source Exposed live wiring at the dam View source See 3 more concerns
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Martin Edward ELLIS · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Martin Edward Ellis was electrocuted at the Sir John Compton Dam in Saint Lucia while holidaying there with his family. The concerns included inadequate access restriction and warning signage, exposed live wiring in a galvanised metal conduit, and the lack of an explanation or investigation report about the exposed wire six months after his death.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to High Commission of Saint Lucia in the United Kingdom; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to prevent public access to the dam
Wider context from the report “1. The dam is apparently not open to members of the public , but Mr Ellis and his family were able to visit it with ease , not even knowing that it was restricted, still less having access prevented .
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to High Commission of Saint Lucia in the United Kingdom; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of construction workers to warn visitors away from the dam
Wider context from the report “3. I accepted evidence in court that construction workers did not warn the family off visiting the dam , but rather gave them directions on how to get there and where to park their car .
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to High Commission of Saint Lucia in the United Kingdom; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to provide the Chief Electrical Officer’s investigation report
Wider context from the report “4. The electrocution was caused by exposed live wiring in a galvanised metal conduit.
I understand that the Chief Electrical Officer visited the site in the days after Mr Ellis’s death and that the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labour is responsible for the Saint Lucia investigation. However, six months after Mr Ellis’s death, no explanation has been provided to his family or to HM Senior Coroner for Inner North London, as to why there was an exposed live wire. Despite repeated requests, neither Mr Ellis’s family nor I have been provided with a copy of the Chief Electrical Officer’s report.
5. The dam was built in 1996. I do not know whether the unsafe wiring is a result of a lack of appropriate building regulations enforcement. I do not know whether other constructions built at around the same time are unsafe.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to High Commission of Saint Lucia in the United Kingdom; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to maintain a visible warning sign at the dam
Wider context from the report “2. I found at inquest that the only warning sign was old, in poor repair and covered by foliage , so could not be seen .
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to High Commission of Saint Lucia in the United Kingdom; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to provide an explanation for exposed live wiring
Wider context from the report “4. The electrocution was caused by exposed live wiring in a galvanised metal conduit.
I understand that the Chief Electrical Officer visited the site in the days after Mr Ellis’s death and that the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labour is responsible for the Saint Lucia investigation. However, six months after Mr Ellis’s death, no explanation has been provided to his family or to HM Senior Coroner for Inner North London, as to why there was an exposed live wire . Despite repeated requests, neither Mr Ellis’s family nor I have been provided with a copy of the Chief Electrical Officer’s report.
5. The dam was built in 1996. I do not know whether the unsafe wiring is a result of a lack of appropriate building regulations enforcement. I do not know whether other constructions built at around the same time are unsafe.
” Open source report × Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to High Commission of Saint Lucia in the United Kingdom; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Exposed live wiring at the dam
Wider context from the report “4. The electrocution was caused by exposed live wiring in a galvanised metal conduit .
I understand that the Chief Electrical Officer visited the site in the days after Mr Ellis’s death and that the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labour is responsible for the Saint Lucia investigation. However, six months after Mr Ellis’s death, no explanation has been provided to his family or to HM Senior Coroner for Inner North London, as to why there was an exposed live wire . Despite repeated requests, neither Mr Ellis’s family nor I have been provided with a copy of the Chief Electrical Officer’s report.
5. The dam was built in 1996. I do not know whether the unsafe wiring is a result of a lack of appropriate building regulations enforcement. I do not know whether other constructions built at around the same time are unsafe.
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