Kerry Foods confirms fatality at Burton site

Kerry revealed that 50-year-old Stuart Hill suffered a heart attack while working the night-shift at the firm’s Mosley Street meat processing factory in Burton, after falling ill at around 1.25am on Tuesday, February 14.

Frank Hayes, director of corporate affairs, told FoodManufacture.co.uk: “Regrettably, we can confirm that a man in his early 50s passed away on the morning of Valentine’s Day.”​

Paramedics​

“Mr Hill arrived for work and appeared to be in good spirits but was then taken ill. Colleagues immediately called the emergency services and our on-site paramedics also rushed to the scene. But unfortunately Mr Hill was pronounced dead on arrival at Burton’s Queen's Hospital.​”

West Midlands Ambulance Service, which arrived at the scene shortly after Hill was taken ill, confirmed that he had suffered a cardiac arrest.

Hill received treatment en route to the hospital but the ambulance crew were unable to save him.

A spokeswoman said: “West Midlands Ambulance Service received a 999 call to Kerry Foods on Mosley Street, Burton, at around 1.30am on Tuesday 14th February. An ambulance and a rapid response vehicle were at the scene within three minutes of the 999 call being made. On arrival crews found a man in cardiac arrest and immediately commenced advanced life support.​

“The man, who was in a critical condition, was taken to Queen's Hospital by land ambulance on blue lights; the rapid response paramedic travelled with the patient to continue vital emergency treatment on route to hospital.​”

Staffordshire Police​

The death was not being treated as suspicious, according to Staffordshire Police. A spokeswoman told FoodManufacture.co.uk: “Police were called shortly before 3am following the death of a man in his 50s at his place of work.​

“The death is not being treated as suspicious and we are currently preparing a file for the coroner​.”

Kerry also revealed that Hill had been employed by the firm since 2010 and lived in the Burton area.

Hayes added: “He appeared to be in good health but was suddenly taken ill. It is a tragic situation for his family​.”