Technical Summary
A sheet metal fabrication company has been fined £48,000 by the HSE after an employee sustained a crush injury and lost part of his right thumb during manual handling. The enforcement action highlights that workers were not provided with clear instructions on how to perform the task safely, despite a prior near-identical incident.
Original Reporting Excerpt
Employee lost part of his right thumb and suffered a crush injury to his hand during a manual handling task, just days after a near-identical incident HSE investigation found employee had not been given clear instructions on how to carry out task safely Worker was amateur boxer before hand injury – describing hobby as his […]
Source: HSE Press
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