Pirelli ‘deeply saddened’ following Carlisle fatality

Following reports of a death at Pirelli’s Carlisle passenger car and 4×4 tyre production facility, the manufacturer has issued a statement confirming that a worker had been found dead in the factory. It also communicated how the company is “deeply saddened” to announce the news of the fatality and confirms that work at the factory has been suspended to “facilitate the investigation.”

According to Pirelli an employee at its Carlisle factory was found dead at his work station on the evening of Sunday 30 September: “The circumstances of this tragic event are still unclear and the matter is being investigated by the Cumbria police, with Pirelli’s full support.” 

Earlier reports had suggested police were treating the death as suspicious, but Pirelli did not use this term in its statement and instead decline to comment on the ongoing investigation: “To allow the investigation to take its course, Pirelli cannot make any further comment at this stage.”

“Pirelli employs 850 people at its Carlisle factory, has been a part of the local community for over 40 years and has always made the safety of its people a top priority,” the statement continued adding: “The company recognises the traumatic impact to the family of the deceased and will do everything it can to help them through this terrible tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”