Foreman not guilty in death of worker

A building site foreman has been found not guilty of negligence charges following the death of a worker who was struck with a…

A building site foreman has been found not guilty of negligence charges following the death of a worker who was struck with a digger bucket.

Owen Curran (67) was charged with three counts of negligence under a safety and health Act of 2005.

Mr Curran was running a site in Milford, Co Donegal, on January 8th, 2007, when Francie Callaghan died after being hit by a digger bucket.

The Health and Safety Authority had claimed Mr Curran was negligent on the day Mr Callaghan died.