Published: Thursday, 2nd April, 2009 9:40am

Teenager dies after tragic accident at work

A TEENAGER from Slough has tragically died after an accident at work in Windsor.

Jake Herring, a trainee design engineer at Grundfos Control Solutions, was fatally injured at the Fair Acres Industrial Estate in Dedworth Road on Monday.

The 19-year-old, a former Burnham Upper School student, was taken to Wexham Park Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Linda Dingley, marketing manager for Grundfos Control Solutions, said: "We are extremely devastated by what has happened. He was a lovely young man, who was quite shy and always very pleasant. He had made a lot of friends within the company and we had very high hopes for him.

"He worked with around 15 people and it was very much like a family. The site has been closed since Monday as a mark of respect and to allow his colleagues to get their thoughts together."

Jake had been working for the company, which makes panels, since October. The site will be re-opened on Monday and counselling is being offered to employees.

An investigation has been launched by Thames Valley Police in conjunction with the Health And Safety Executive. A post mortem will take place on Friday.

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