600 walk at Dragon LNG site (From Western Telegraph)

600 walk at Dragon LNG site

9:27am Wednesday 2nd July 2008 in News

Workers at Waterston Dragon LNG site have downed tools this morning, with 600 men walking out of the site in protest over health and safety issues.

It is believed that the walk out is related to health and safety issues, following the death on site on Tony Luff, a welding inspector, who was working on the site last Sunday.

Mr Luff died of natural causes at around 1pm.

He was working at height and was evacuated from scaffolding before being taken to Withybush Hospital at 3.53pm.

A Western Telegraph reporting team is currently heading down to the site, we will bring you updates throughout the day.