A Lancashire based
environmental services company has been fined after a worker suffered serious
injuries when his arm was crushed by machinery.
Preston Magistrates’ Court
heard how on the 20th May 2015 30-year-old worker, Muhammad Shoaib, was working
on a waste line cleaning out waste plastic material from a conveyor belt when
the machinery was started and his arm was drawn in between the rollers and the
belt.
Mr Shoaib suffered crush
injuries in two places on his left arm and needed extensive surgery. He has not
been able to return to work since the incident.
HSE’s investigation found that
no suitable and sufficient risk assessment had been carried out to identify the
risks from the rollers. There was no suitable isolation process or guarding in
place, and no safe system of work for cleaning the rollers.
HSE Inspector Sharon Butler
said: “This incident was entirely preventable. It is essential to take
effective measures to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. As in this
case the outcome for ignoring these simple safety measures can result in life
changing injuries and a substantial fine.”
Consillium Environmental
Services Limited, Tower Road Business Park, Darwen pleaded guilty to breaching
Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and was fined £30,000
with £4500 in costs.
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