Updated 17th November 2016

Metal company fined after worker loses foot

A Bedfordshire metal company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe leg injuries and lost most of his foot.

Updated 16th November 2016

Man killed at fish processing firm

A Plymouth company has been fined £500,000 after an employee suffered fatal injuries when a stack of boxes of frozen fish fell on him. HSE’s investigation found there was no safe system of work or instruction to staff on how pallets should be stored and there was no written procedure for dealing with falls of stock when they occurred. More information on the accident and prosecution can be found on HSE’s Press Release.

HSE’s guidance note ‘Pallet Safety’ provides practical advice to those responsible for the design, manufacture, purchase and use of pallets as a base for assembling, storing, handling and transporting goods and loads. Download your free copy from HSE’s Website.

Worker loses hand in blending machine

An Ellesmere Port based home brewing kit manufacturer has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £7,004 after an employee’s right hand was severed while cleaning a blending machine while attempting to dry the rim. More information on the accident and fine can be found on HSE’s Press Release.

Agency worker injured at West Napton malting factory

An agency worker was injured when he fell from a ladder at a malting factory in West Napton, Malton.  The company was fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £2,250. More information on how the accident happened and the prosecution can be found on HSE’s Press Release.

More information on working at height and prevention of falls from height can be found on HSE’s Working at Height Webpages.

Bakery fined for safety failings

A bakery company based in Hertfordshire has been fined £3,000 plus £1912.80 costs for three different safety failings.

1. The electrical network was not operated or maintained in a safe condition
2. Guarding to machinery was not up to standard
3. No health surveillance for exposure to flour dust

Further information can be found on HSE’s Press Release.

Paper mill worker suffers severe crushing injuries

A Halifax paper mill firm has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe crush injuries to his right hand. The company was fined £120,000.00 with £6,354.00 costs when the workers finger was severed. For more information on the accident view HSE’s Press Release.

Death of worker in printing machine

A plastics manufacturer from Cambridgeshire has been fined and given a suspended sentence after a worker died after he was crushed by printing machinery. The worker entered the printing machine to apply thinners to the ink when the machine started trapping them. More information on the accident and fine can be found on HSE’s Press Release.

Cardboard recycler fined

A sole trader who recycles cardboard has been fined after a 19-year-old employee suffered severe damage to his left hand when it was drawn into a roller press that had no guards on it. More information on the accident and fine can be found on HSE’s Press Release.

HSE has webpages dedicated to machinery guarding, visit the Basic Safety Mistakes Webpages 

for more information.

Apprentice loses finger on rotary press

The owner of a business that manufactures specialist adhesive tape for industrial applications has been fined after a young apprentice lost his finger on a rotary die press while adjusting guides. More information on the accident and fine can be found on HSE’s Press Release.