Waste worker found recycling manager entangled in machine, inquest hears |
Daniel Wenn, 35, had just started a shift at the Norman Wenn skip hire depot on the Sandy Lane Industrial Estate near Dereham on October 20 last year.
He was responsible for the day-to-day running of the site after his father, Norman Wenn, became one of its directors.
Mr Wenn had began replacing the decks on the cylindrical drum of a trommel screen to return it to the picking line.
The family-run Norman Wenn skip hire in 1985 and is one of the best-known recycling businesses in the area (Image: Newsquest)
At around 8.30am, emergency services were called to the site after an agency worker saw him entangled in the machine.
Despite the efforts of paramedics, Mr Wenn was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Monday, Norfolk Coroner’s Court heard evidence from three of Mr Wenn’s colleagues.
Bradley Quinsee, transport manager at the firm, said he had helped Mr Wenn finish work on the trommel screen on the day of the........