Health and safety investigation underway after Ravensthorpe tragedy

An investigation is underway after the death of a man at his Ravensthorpe workplace on Friday.
Arthur Brook Ltd, Mill Lane, Ravensthorpe.Arthur Brook Ltd, Mill Lane, Ravensthorpe.
Arthur Brook Ltd, Mill Lane, Ravensthorpe.

West Yorkshire Police and the Health and Safety Executive are carrying out the investigation in partnership.

A Police statement said: "Police were contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service at 9.42am on Friday, 21 September, advising of an incident at Arthur Brook Ltd on Low Mill Lane, Ravensthorpe. A man in his 20s had been seriously injured by machinery. He was taken to hospital but later died of his injuries."

Enquiries are ongoing.