been highlighted after a worker was injured at work.
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), an employee of
Trucast of Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, sustained crush injuries to
his left thumb when it became caught in closing clamp mechanism on the
machine he was working at, leading to part of the digit being lost.
Isle of Wight Magistrates Court fined the company £5,000 in total and
ordered it to pay a contribution towards costs of £9,000, after it
admitted breaches of the Management of Health and Safety at
WorkRegulations 1999 and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment
Regulations 1998.
An investigation by the HSE discovered that unsuitable risk
assessments had been carried out regarding the machinery, while there
was easy access to dangerous parts of the equipment.
Roger Upfold, inspector at the watchdog, explained that firms need to
"ensure that an appropriate package of measures including physical
safeguards, safe systems of work and consistent training are provided
for the safety of all workers".
Last month, the HSE reminded of the need to make personal protective
equipment available to workers, following a company being fined after
a worker was burned.
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