A mechanical engineer died from multiple injuries due to or as a result of crush injuries, in the vicinity of the sewage treatement works in Balleira Road, Kirk Michael, coroner John Needham found.
55-year-old Charles Gareth Sowden died after a drilling, shipping container came down on him, an inquest heard on Friday. Work colleagues freed Mr Sowden and tried to perform CPR. His death was confirmed by a medical examiner at 12.28pm on May 1.
Mr Sowden, orginially from Burnley, but living in Castletown Avenue, Douglas, was formally identified by his wife.