Everton fan died working on new stadium after he got trapped by machinery

An Everton fan who died while working on the construction of the new stadium was killed when the machine when he was working on trapped him against a beam in the stadium.

An inquest into the death of Michael Jones, 26, heard that he died after the incident at the Bramley-Moore Dock construction site on Monday August 14. Michael, from Kirkby, was a lifelong Everton fan whose middle name was Goodison, reports the Liverpool Echo.

Although he was rushed to Aintree Hospital after being injured on the site, he died shortly afterwards. The inquest into Michael's death was opened at the Gerard Majella Courthouse in Liverpool today (Wednesday).

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Coroner André Rebello described the moments leading up to the 26-year-old's fatal injuries at the construction site. He said: "Michael had been operating a machine commonly known as a scissor ladder. He was caught between the beam above him and the machine.”

The inquest heard how a colleague of Michael's had noticed the lift had stopped moving. He climbed onto it and moved it forward, releasing Michael, who was revealed to have severe head injuries.

The construction worker had been wearing a hard hat but it was severely damaged. Michael was given first aid at the scene before an ambulance arrived and took him to the trauma centre at Aintree Hospital.

He was shortly afterward pronounced dead having gone into cardiac arrest following his head injuries. Michael had been working on the Blues' stadium project as a ventilation engineer for Mersey Vent Ltd as part of the wider project led by construction giant Laing O'Rourke.

The youngest of four, Michael had three older sisters. Mr Rebello told the