{"id":864833,"date":"2025-07-26T03:16:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/morgan-sindall-site-closed-after-worker-dies\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T03:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:16:23","slug":"morgan-sindall-site-closed-after-worker-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/morgan-sindall-site-closed-after-worker-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Sindall site closed after worker dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper_sleeve\">\n<p><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Mill-Yard-Morgan-Sindall.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  alt=\"Mill-Yard-Morgan-Sindall.webp\"><\/p>\n<p>CGI of Mill Yard development in Cambridge. Credit: Morgan Sindall<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>A Morgan Sindall construction site in Cambridge has been closed until further notice after a worker on a \u00a390m development suffered fatal injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An air ambulance was called to the Mill Yard site by Mill Road on Monday, but medics were unable to save the contractor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contractors\/morgan-sindall\/\"><span>Morgan Sindall<\/span><\/a><span>, which is delivering a project to construct 70 flats and commercial buildings, said it is working with health and safety officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSadly, a contractor working on our Mill Road project in Cambridge was fatally injured at the site the afternoon of Monday 21 July,\u201d a spokesman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOur thoughts and condolences are first and foremost with the family and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe are working in full cooperation with the emergency services and relevant health and safety officials as part of a full and thorough investigation. The construction site is currently closed and will remain closed until all appropriate investigations are completed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Morgan Sindall, which ranked second in last year\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/cn100-2024-turnover-up-profit-down-as-inflation-bites-12-09-2024\/\"><span>CN100 index<\/span><\/a><span> of the UK\u2019s biggest contractors, was delivering the project for rail pensions provider Railpen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA construction worker sustained fatal injuries during the incident and, while emergency services attended the scene and provided medical care, sadly the individual could not be saved,\u201d Railpen said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe extend our heartfelt condolences to family, friends and colleagues, and support is being provided to all those affected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have been working closely with the relevant authorities and our partners to respond to this incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe construction site will remain closed until further notice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>East Anglian Air Ambulance confirmed it had attended the scene to \u201cprovide enhanced pre-hospital care\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Health and Safety Executive, which inspects safety and investigates incidents on construction sites, has not responded to a request for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Work started on the mixed-use scheme, which includes homes, offices, shops and a park, in January. The development is due to open by 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/health-and-safety\/morgan-sindall-site-closed-after-worker-dies-25-07-2025\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Nicola Harley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CGI of Mill Yard development in Cambridge. Credit: Morgan Sindall A Morgan Sindall construction site in Cambridge has been closed until further notice after a worker on a \u00a390m development suffered fatal injuries. An air ambulance was called to the Mill Yard site by Mill Road on Monday, but medics were unable to save the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":864834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115,101115],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-864833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-morgan","8":"category-sindall"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}