Qatar stadium where UK worker died was 'downright dangerous'

British coroner says Zac Cox given substandard equipment by managers at World Cup venue

The only western construction worker killed in the building of World Cup stadiums in Qatar was provided with substandard equipment by managers who should have known the risks of a “downright dangerous” environment, a British coroner has said.

Zac Cox, 40, died in January 2017 after he fell 40 metres (131ft) from rigging when a catwalk he was helping to install at the Khalifa stadium in Doha collapsed. The accident occurred after lever hoist equipment failed, causing part of the platform on which Cox and a colleague were working to fall.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2Coj1YF