Mr Hartley’s wife, Debbie, said in a victim statement: “Russell was everything to us. He was funny and one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
“I feel like sometimes I am just waiting for him to come home. I can’t accept that he has gone as I couldn’t say goodbye.
“All he ever wanted was to keep his family happy and looked after and I will try to keep that dream alive.”
Premier Engineering Projects Ltd, of Industry Road, Carlton, Barnsley, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The company was fined £28,000 and ordered to pay £9,277.48 in costs at the Old Bailey on Thursday.
M&M Mobile Crane Hire Ltd, of David Road, Colnbrook, Slough, pleaded guilty to breaching the same act. The company was fined £48,000 and ordered to pay £9,500 in costs.
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