‘No Criminal Acts’ in Pirelli U.K. Employee Death

Police say that after a full and thorough investigation, they are satisfied no crime was committed in the unusual death of a worker at Pirelli's Carlisle plant.

Published: October 8, 2012

Cumbria police say that after a full and thorough investigation, they are satisfied no crime was committed in the unusual death of a worker at Pirelli’s Carlisle plant.

George Falder, 48, was found dead inside an autoclave, which can reach 150 degrees C (302 degrees F), on Sept. 30. An investigation was launched as the police were treating the death as "suspicious and unexplained." For example, police wondered how Falder ended up in a closed autoclave.

Police said Falder would have “died within seconds” from the extreme heat in the steam-operated autoclave.

Even as police said the circumstances surrounding Falder’s death remain unexplained, they declared that “no crime” took place. Cumbria police said they interviewed some 50 Pirelli employees.

Gallery: Turbo Wholesale Tire open house

Highlights from this year’s annual Turbo Wholesale Tires open house event, which featured a trade show, dinner and buyers event.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 15, 2024

Turbo Wholesale Tires recently held its annual open house event, where it introduced the new Lexani Volt-EC EV tire. However, as any of the hundreds of people in attendance will tell you, the event included much more than a tire launch. After registration, guests entered Turbo's new tire-filled warehouse, with half the space set aside for the tire companies and dealers, food and drinks, games and stage with a nearby pile of 89 prizes worth over $25,000.