Estate agents admit health and safety failings following fatal market incident
WEST WALES estate agents J J Morris have appeared before Pembrokeshire law courts charged with failing to discharge general health, safety and welfare duties at Whitland Livestock Mart.
The charges have been brought by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of retired council worker Huw Evans on November 19, 2022.
Mr Evans, 75, was confronted by what has been described as ‘ an extremely agitated’ cow on the main road through Whitland following its escape from the livestock market.
Mr Evans sustained multiple serious injuries as a result, and died in hospital six days later.
J J Morris was subsequently charged with failing to ensure that the health, safety and welfare of their employees were reasonably protected from being at risk of injury from escaped livestock at the time of the accident on November 19.
They face a second charge of failing to ensure that people who were not in their employment were reasonably protected escaped from Whitland from being at risk of mart and managed to
nd injury from escaped get into an area of the livestock at the time public outside the Coof the accident on op store,” commented November 19. the legal representative
David Arwel Thomas, of the Health and Safety director of J J Morris, Executive. appeared in court this “Various drovers afternoon (Tuesday, attempted to stop and April 16), via a video link control it but it struck where he pleaded guilty one of the employees to both charges. who suffered bruising
Also present at and swelling to his leg. today’s hearing were “In the High Street members of the late area it struck Mr Evans, Mr Evans’ family, who sadly died a few including his son, who days later from his sat in the public gallery injuries.” throughout. The matter has now
“This was an incident been adjourned to June in November, 2022, 20 when sentencing involving an employee of against J J Morris will J J Morris and a member take place at Llanelli of the public when a cow Magistrates Court.