MORE details about how an elderly Gomersal man suffered a fatal injury at a recycling centre will be revealed at a two-day inquest in November.

Geoffrey Naylor, 82, had been to the Nab Lane centre in Birstall, operated by Suez Waste & Recycling, to unload some garden waste from his Skoda car when he was hurt.

The incident happened on Thursday, April 21 last year and he was taken to hospital but died later that day.

His death prompted a police appeal for a witness to come forward who had been helping Mr Naylor, of Oxford Road, unload.

Mr Naylor’s family also released his photograph to the media in the hope it would trigger someone’s memory.

At yesterday’s pre inquest review, Bradford Coroner’s Court was told how Mr Naylor’s family were concerned the incident had not been reported to the Health & Safety Executive so it could be investigated.

The family had also wanted a jury to sit at the two-day inquest on November 23 and November 24, but Bradford coroner Martin Fleming said he would be sitting alone.

“This is a case that I would be able to do justice to without the necessity of a jury,” he said.

Jim McBride, who was representing Mr Naylor’s family at the review hearing, said the pensioner’s relatives believed some of the evidence to be heard was not ‘as accurate’ and that they would have preferred for a jury to weigh up the quality of it.

As part of the inquest, Mr Fleming said he would be looking at how Mr Naylor came about the injuries that led to his death, which would include finding out if there was any evidence that the site could have done anything better in case lessons can be learned.

He said he wanted to call a senior representative from Suez to explain “the nuts and bolts” workings of the site.

Site operatives will also be giving evidence in November about what happened and Mr Fleming agreed with the family’s request to call the paramedics who attended the scene.

A pathologist will be there to give evidence and a toxicologist’s report will be read out.

Mr Fleming asked the family if he could disclose Mr Naylor’s medical records to Suez’s legal representatives.

He also apologised “unreservedly” to the family for the long wait since last April to get the inquest heard and said he had fast-tracked it.

“The last thing I would want to do is to add to your sense of distress but things are in hand now,” he said.