newsFine after worker’s scalp torn from head
A COMPANY in Scunthorpe has been fined £70,000 after a 26-year-old employee’s scalp and an ear were ripped off after his hair got stuck in a machine.
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newsWorker injured by machinery
A MANUFACTURING company has been fined £20,000 after a worker’s hand was partially severed when it was caught in machinery.
newsEmployee sustains life-changing injuries in cement mixer accident
A MANUFACTURER of concrete architectural elements and garden ornaments, and its director, have been fined after an employee sustained life-changing injuries when his arms became trapped in a cement mixer.
newsTimber company employee severs thumb
A TIMBER company has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries when his thumb came into contact with a saw blade.
newsEmployee injures finger in saw incident
AN EXPORT services company has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries when his finger came into contact with a saw blade.
news£100k fine after employees injure fingers in machinery
A FARMING company has been fined after two employees injured their fingers while trying to replace a part on farming machinery.
newsFines after employee crushed by machinery
AN EMPLOYEE of Fire Protection Group (FPG) was working at Chivas Brothers Limited (CBL) premises when he was crushed and trapped in a Kardex Remstar Shuttle XP500 machine.
newsSister companies fined for inadequate machinery guards
TWO SISTER companies based in Grantham, Lincolnshire that manufacture cardboard items, and a company that manufactures flat-bed die cutting (FBDC) machines have all been sentenced after a worker sustained serious injuries to his left hand.
newsRepeated machinery safeguard failure lands fine
A FOOD manufacturing company has been sentenced after repeated failures to maintain safety devices on its food processing machinery.
newsWorker’s hand severed by mitre saw
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined after a worker’s hand was severed by an inadequately guarded mitre saw on a construction site in Bolney, Sussex.
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