A poultry processing company was fined for safety breaches after an agency worker had her thumb severed on a moving part of a processing line. Sheffield Magistrate’s Court heard that, on 24 April 2017, the Chesterfield Poultry Ltd worker was rehanging chickens on a hook coming from an overhead conveyor at a site on Coulman …
The post Company fined after worker loses thumb appeared first on HSE Media Centre.
read moreA manufacturer of bespoke gates has been fined after an eight-year-old girl was crushed by a steel gate at a London school. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that on 17 May 2018 the girl had been leaving an evening gymnastics club at the school in Streatham. when the sliding gate fell on her. She suffered multiple …
The post Surrey metal fabricator fined after girl crushed by steel gate at primary school appeared first on HSE Media Centre.
read moreA yogurt manufacturing company has been prosecuted after two employees suffered serious injuries following the release of an acidic cleaning solution. Telford Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 1 January 2016, one of the employees of T M Telford Dairy Ltd suffered serious burns from contact with 1% nitric acid cleaning solution that had a temperature …
The post Yogurt manufacturer fined after two employees suffered serious injuries appeared first on HSE Media Centre.
read moreA waste management company pleaded guilty to causing a life changing injury to one of its employees. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 27 February 2017, an employee of Viridor Waste Management Limited was crushed by a reversing 22.5 tonne shovel loader driven by an on-site contractor at Viridor’s Crayford Materials Recycling Facility site in …
The post Banksman crushed by a shovel loader on large waste and recycling site appeared first on HSE Media Centre.
read moreA paper-milling company has been fined after an employee suffered life changing injuries resulting in a nine-hour operation in hospital for facial reconstruction. North Somerset Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 16 March 2017, an employee of De La Rue International Limited was helping colleagues to remove paper from the machine by standing in the gap …
The post Paper-milling company fined after employee’s head was trapped in a machine appeared first on HSE Media Centre.
read more