Kitchen manufacturing company Omega PLC were sentenced for safety breaches after a worker severely injured their finger in unguarded machinery. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that on 8 May 2018, the worker was processing wood panels on an edge-banding machine at a kitchen unit manufacturing factory in Doncaster. A panel became stuck in the process. When … read more
Harbro Limited has been fined after an employee’s hand became entangled in a ‘Superbruiser’ mixing machine. Banff Sheriff Court heard that on 2 November 2018, at Harbro’s Rosehall Depot, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, an employee put his right arm through the inspection hatch of the Superbruiser to feel along the edge of the rotating roller for embedded … read more
The Action Group, who provides support to children and adults, has been fined £20,000 after HSE investigated how risks to staff were assessed, in the wake of an attack on an employee by one of its service users. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that a female employee of the Action Group was abducted, assaulted, sexually assaulted … read more
The Action Group, who provides support to children and adults, has been fined £20,000 after HSE investigated how risks to staff were assessed, in the wake of an attack on an employee by one of its service users. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that a female employee of the Action Group was abducted, assaulted, sexually assaulted … read more
UPVC manufacturer Solarframe Limited was sentenced for safety breaches after a machine operative was crushed under falling materials. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that on 19 July 2017, an agency worker was assisting the driver of a forklift truck (FLT) in cataloguing and sorting UPVC materials that were stored on long metal frames called ‘stillages’, … read more