The inquest into the death of a man who died when the cherrypicker he was working on toppled over has returned a verdict of accidental death.
Peter Downey, 59, from Currabeha, Inniscarra, died in Cork University Hospital four days after sustaining a traumatic brain injury in a fall at the Bus Éireann depot at Capwell in Cork city on 23 November 2015.
Mr Downey, who was a sub-contactor responsible for the maintenance and service of a two-bus Steinbruckner washing system, was on site to repair one of the machines.
The court was told that water pipes attached to the top of the second machine, which was cleaning a bus, caught the top of the cherrypicker causing it to topple.
Mr Downey sustained a traumatic brain injury and was pronounced dead at Cork University Hospital on 27 November 2015.
The court was told that both gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority carried out investigations into the incident.
A file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecution who ruled that no charges should be laid against Bus Éireann.
The HSA's Mark Roland told the court that Mr Downey was the specialist sub-contractor for these machines who carried out maintenance when needed.
He had signed a permit-to-work form identifying risks before he began the job, which was signed-off on by the company and effectively gave him control of the machines.
Bus Éireann Regional Engineer Gordon Bryan, who has overall responsibility for the operations of the Capwell depot, said following a review, both machines are to be taken out of action before any repairs are carried out on either of them in the future.
The jury of four women and two men returned a verdict of accidental death adding a rider that when carrying out work, there should be clarification as to who has control of the site.
Coroner Philip Comyn offered his deepest condolences to Mr Downey's family.
Solicitor Paul Clune offered his sympathies on behalf of Bus Éireann describing Mr Downey as a very popular and highly regarded man at the bus depot.
