newsProsecution after agency worker amputates fingers
A FOOD company specialising in dairy products has been prosecuted after an agency worker suffered severe injuries when their fingers were caught in machinery.
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news£100,000 fine after precision tool worker severs finger
L.S. STARRETT Company Limited, a precision tool manufacturer, has been fined after an employee’s index finger was severed and his thumb deeply lacerated in an incident involving a radial arm drilling machine.
newsSawmill firm sentenced after serious hand injury
A COMPANY has been sentenced after a worker was seriously injured when his hand came into contact with a rotating bandsaw blade.
newsHSE warns of electrical safety dangers in farms
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned against the severe dangers of inadequate electrical safety systems in farm buildings following a recently concluded prosecution at Warwick Crown Court.
productLightning warning systems ensure safety at mines
EVERY YEAR there are around two recorded explosions at opencast mining operations caused by lightning strikes during blasting activities.
newsPoor planning lands groundsworks company in the dock
A GROUNDSWORKS company has been fined after an employee was injured when he was struck by a metal bow shackle whilst laying a sewer pipe.
news£200k fine following machine operator’s leg injury
A TITANIUM supplier has been fined after an employee sustained multiple fractures to his leg while operating a metal cutting band saw machine.
newsFine after apprentice’s near fatal accident
A PLANT hire company has been fined £220,000 after an apprentice avoided a potentially fatal crush injury from a mobile crane.
articleDangerous strike
ProGARM details several Arc Flash incidents that were mistakenly branded as an ‘electrical shock’ or ‘cable strike’ over recent years.
newsEmployee’s arm crushed by bottle filling machine
CHEMICAL COMPANY, Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd (Reckitt Benckiser Ltd), was fined for safety breaches after a worker had his left arm crushed in a bottle filling machine.
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