A company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe injuries to his hand when it was trapped in a badly-guarded laminating machine.
The 36-year-old agency worker had his left hand drawn into the rollers as he was feeding paper through the machine. His little and ring fingers were left hanging off and his middle finger was lacerated down its entire length. He was in hospital for four days and needed two operations.
After the hearing, HSE Inspector Mark Welsh said:
"Being drawn into machines because of inadequate guarding - and even a total absence of guarding - happens far too regularly in manufacturing industries. In this case the guarding was insufficient as it didn't prevent access to the drawing-in/crush hazard between the pairs of rollers or the roller and plasterboard."
“The company hadn't properly identified the risks to its workers from the rollers. The importance of robust safeguards to protect workers from getting too close to dangerous moving machinery cannot be overstated."
For more information on this occupational health and safety news, visit: http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/rnn-yh-16412.htm
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