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A bakery has been fined after an employee amputated his right hand on a bagel production line. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how the employee was able to access the internal parts of the machine as he attempted to clear dough that had become jammed. As the dough was cleared the machine restarted dragging the victim’s …

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Leeds and Bradford Boiler Co Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after a worker broke his upper arm and suffered crush injuries to his lower arm in a workplace incident. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that on 2 November 2018, Paul Madarasz was machining a two-tonne metal plate on a vertical borer machine. The metal cover …

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Brebner and Williamson Limited has been fined following an incident where John Niven, a self-employed subcontractor fell 15 feet from a youngman board, which had been used to create a temporary platform. He sustained multiple fractures and a brain injury. Perth Sheriff Court heard that on 29 July 2016 Mr Niven was working on a …

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An unregistered gas fitter has been sentenced to a community order with a curfew after carrying out illegal gas work at a home in East Northamptonshire. Anthony Worrall trading as AW Plumbing and Drainage was reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in 2018 after he carried out gas work, including the removal of …

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