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Company fined £245,000 after worker pulled into machine
A worker sustained a fractured jaw and injuries to the chest and arm after being pulled into a conveyor mechanism while attempting to release a jammed box.
Engineering company fined after worker suffers finger amputation
HSE’s investigation found that the company failed to take effective measures to prevent access to the dangerous parts of the machinery.
£300,000 fine for company after worker seriously injured
The manufacturing company was fined after a worker was hit on the head by a 1-tonne hopper which slipped from a forklift truck.
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