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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sarah Ward

landmark inquiry into death of oil rig worker with Covid

Donald Singer, 66, died in hospital a month after being airlifted from the Ninian Southern Platform off Shetland in April 2020 - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A landmark fatal accident inquiry, the first of its kind into the death of a worker from Covid-19, is set to examine safety measures on an offshore oil rig, a preliminary hearing has been told.

The inquiry concerns the death of 66-year-old offshore worker Donald Singer, whose preliminary hearing took place at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday.

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