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The unnamed worker was trying to fix a problem on a colour dosing unit attached to an injection moulding machine at DuBois Ltd's premises when the middle finger on his left hand became trapped in a rotating dial.
Doctors were unable to save his finger and it had to be amputated just above the knuckle, causing the victim to be off work for almost ten months.
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation into the incident, which happened in May 2010, found the machine's guard had been removed.
DuBois Ltd of Slough Interchange, Whittenham Close, Slough, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 11 (1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.
The company was fined £7,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,677.
HSE inspector Sally Harris said the guarding was regularly removed to allow staff to calibrate the machine but it had not been put back.
"This meant the company did not prevent access to dangerous rotating parts and as a result a man suffered an entirely foreseeable, preventable and painful injury," she noted.
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Man severs finger on unguarded machine
A company which manufactures cases for computer games has been fined after an employee suffered a serious injury at its Corby factory.The unnamed worker was trying to fix a problem on a colour dosing unit attached to an injection moulding machine at DuBois Ltd's premises when the middle finger on his left hand became trapped in a rotating dial.
Doctors were unable to save his finger and it had to be amputated just above the knuckle, causing the victim to be off work for almost ten months.
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation into the incident, which happened in May 2010, found the machine's guard had been removed.
DuBois Ltd of Slough Interchange, Whittenham Close, Slough, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 11 (1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.
The company was fined £7,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,677.
HSE inspector Sally Harris said the guarding was regularly removed to allow staff to calibrate the machine but it had not been put back.
"This meant the company did not prevent access to dangerous rotating parts and as a result a man suffered an entirely foreseeable, preventable and painful injury," she noted.
Quantum Risk Management are leading Health and Safety Consultants
Posted on 19/01/2012
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