HC Deb 22 October 1942 vol 383 c2076
10. Mr. Thorne

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give any information in connection with two men who were killed at Ipswich on Tuesday, 13th October, at a manure works, and what was the cause of the 10 tons of manure falling on the men?

Mr. McCorquodale

This unusual accident was due to the accumulation of material behind the boarding at the base of a shed with sloping walls in which this material was stored, and to the collapse of the boarding when the material below it was removed. Steps are being taken to prevent a recurrence.