Manufacturing firm fined after worker’s arm injured in roller
- Safety Flash
- Published on 18 October 2016
- Generated on 13 January 2026
- IMCA SF 28/16
- 1 minute read
The UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE) has prosecuted a company responsible for an incident in which a worker’s arm was injured in machinery.
What happened?
The incident occurred when an installation engineer was commissioning a new conveyor belt system. The engineer suffered a broken arm when it was pulled into the machinery.
The investigation by the UK HSE found that there was a lack of effective guarding and isolation procedures on the machinery.
The company was fined £170,000.
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