The owner of a business that manufactures
specialist adhesive tape for industrial applications has been fined after a
young apprentice lost his finger on a rotary die press.
Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court heard how the
16-year-old apprentice was adjusting guides on a laminating head which is part
of a rotary die press. Whilst making the adjustment he tripped, put his hands
forward and his index finger got caught in the drive gear at the rear of the laminating
unit. His finger needed to be amputated as a result.
An investigation by the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) into the incident which occurred on 9 September 2014 found that
the machine did not have appropriate measures, namely guards, in place to
prevent access to dangerous parts of the rotary press.
James Fussell (trading as Tecman Speciality
Materials), of Berrington Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, pleaded guilty to
breaching Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
1998 and was fined £6,000 with £1,754 costs.
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