newsWorker loses fingers clearing baler blockage
A MANCHESTER based company has been fined after an employee seriously injured his hand and lost two fingers whilst operating a baler at their site in Bradford Street, Bolton.
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newsWorker crippled inside machine
AN ENGINEERING firm has been fined after a worker suffered severe crush injuries while working on a mould making machine.
news£1 million fine after employees suffer burns
A CAR and commercial vehicle component manufacturer has been fined after two employees suffered burns while cleaning a distillation tank.
newsEmployer sentenced after worker severed three fingers
ANDREW GIBSON has been given a suspended jail sentence for safety breaches after a worker suffered life changing injuries.
newsFine for shed manufacturer after employee injures hand
A GARDEN shed manufacturer has been fined after an accident at its site in Gateshead resulted in an employee losing the tip of his right thumb and damaging tendons in his right hand.
newsORR warns rail industry to refocus on safety
THE OFFICE of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its Annual Report on Health and Safety which stresses that Britain’s railway remains one of the safest railways in Europe for passengers, but warns that the rate of improvement has shown signs of slowing.
newsFine after worker’s life-changing facial injuries
A ST Helens wood product manufacturer and a company director have been fined after a worker was dragged into a rotating drive shaft at their site at Normans Road, Sutton, St Helens.
productControlling vibration risk in the workplace
VIBRATION IN the workplace is increasingly making the headlines as the consequences of years of unmanaged exposure come to the fore in terms of life-changing injuries and compensation pay-outs.
productAffordable PAT testing just got easier
MARTINDALE’S NEW HPAT400 takes the hard work out of electrical safety testing of portable appliances. In fact, with one button testing and simple PASS/FAIL results, it couldn’t be easier to quickly and safely check the electrical safety of all types of appliance.
newsMilling company fined for preventable accident
A MILLING company has been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries resulting in loss and partial loss of three fingers in his dominant hand.
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