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Tanfield Metal Spinners was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after it was found to have put its employees at risk by not maintaining machinery properly.
The worker lost his finger when he was resetting the gear cog on the drive machinery of a metal spinning machine.
His hand was then drawn into the gears of the machine, which the company had known was slipping and did not fix.
HSE inspector Dr Dave Shallow said that the incident should not have happened and that following health and safety guidelines, such as making sure a guard was in place to block the dangerous parts of the machine, could have prevented it.
This follows the news that Shropshire firm Richard Burbidge has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £5,842 in costs after a worker almost damaged his hand.
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Health and safety failure led to worker losing finger
A Washington firm has been fined £2,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,056 after health and safety failures led to a worker losing his finger.Tanfield Metal Spinners was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after it was found to have put its employees at risk by not maintaining machinery properly.
The worker lost his finger when he was resetting the gear cog on the drive machinery of a metal spinning machine.
His hand was then drawn into the gears of the machine, which the company had known was slipping and did not fix.
HSE inspector Dr Dave Shallow said that the incident should not have happened and that following health and safety guidelines, such as making sure a guard was in place to block the dangerous parts of the machine, could have prevented it.
This follows the news that Shropshire firm Richard Burbidge has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £5,842 in costs after a worker almost damaged his hand.
Quantum Risk Management are a leading Health and Safety Consultancy
Posted on 02/03/2010
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