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27th Feb 2018, 06:19
Volunteer killed in freak mill accident (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/volunteer-killed-in-freak-mill-accident-77p638jmw)
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A retired RAF engineer died when his clothing was caught in an engine at a windmill.
Peter Lett, 53, is believed to have been killed almost instantly by a blow to the head at Heckington Windmill in Lincolnshire where he had volunteered for four years. The incident has been referred to the coroner, Lincolnshire county council, which owns the mill, and the Health and Safety Executive. Charles Pinchbeck, a fellow volunteer, said: “We are in shock. A death at a windmill like this is very, very unusual. We are mourning someone who is more than a friend.” Several other volunteers were with Mr Lett at the mill, which grinds flour for use in the tearoom and malt for the onsite brewery, at the time.
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Mr Pinchbeck could not say if he had been wearing protective clothing. “It happened very quickly. He wouldn’t have suffered for long,” he added. Mr Pinchbeck said that Mr Lett “loved showing people around” and was very proud of the mill.
The windmill, built in 1830, stopped producing flour in 2010, but restarted four years later after a £1 million lottery grant. The eight-sailed mill was one of only seven of its kind ever built and is the only one to still work.
Mr Lett leaves a widow, Ann, a Methodist minister in Sleaford, and their two daughters.
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A retired RAF engineer died when his clothing was caught in an engine at a windmill.
Peter Lett, 53, is believed to have been killed almost instantly by a blow to the head at Heckington Windmill in Lincolnshire where he had volunteered for four years. The incident has been referred to the coroner, Lincolnshire county council, which owns the mill, and the Health and Safety Executive. Charles Pinchbeck, a fellow volunteer, said: “We are in shock. A death at a windmill like this is very, very unusual. We are mourning someone who is more than a friend.” Several other volunteers were with Mr Lett at the mill, which grinds flour for use in the tearoom and malt for the onsite brewery, at the time.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/methode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Ff956990e-1b17-11e8-9010-1eef6ba5d3de.jpg?crop=2832%2C4248%2C0%2C0&resize=640
Mr Pinchbeck could not say if he had been wearing protective clothing. “It happened very quickly. He wouldn’t have suffered for long,” he added. Mr Pinchbeck said that Mr Lett “loved showing people around” and was very proud of the mill.
The windmill, built in 1830, stopped producing flour in 2010, but restarted four years later after a £1 million lottery grant. The eight-sailed mill was one of only seven of its kind ever built and is the only one to still work.
Mr Lett leaves a widow, Ann, a Methodist minister in Sleaford, and their two daughters.