Maximum prison term for fatal platform collapse

Donald Craig of Craig Services & Access Limited has received a two year prison sentence – the maximum possible – for the part he played in the fatal collapse of a truck mounted lift in Glasgow, Scotland in 2012.

Craig was found guilty on all five charges following a 16 day trial. The company was found guilty of three charges and fined £61,000. Another company, JM Access Solutions Ltd, was fined £30,000 for its failure to carry out a proper thorough examination of the platform.
Gary Currie, 39, a safety net rigger, died when the boom of Craig’s 43 metre Bizzochi platform buckled while he was installing safety netting at a height of around 27 metres on Buchanan House in the city centre. Alexander Nisbet, a self-employed operator contracted by Craig, was also in the platform at the time and was seriously injured in the fall.