A manufacturer of candy from Northampton has been fined for safety violations since the hand of a worker was crushed in machinery. 28 Years worker, who does not want to be named, running a machine in candy of Tilley in Thrapston on June 09, 2011, when the machine becomes clogged. He put in hand to eliminate sweets but the glove got caught on his right hand, pulling his hand in dangerous moving parts.
The man's hand was severely damaged and required several operations to straighten the tendons. It was the work of four months and it continues to have physiotherapy and struggle with the use of the injured hand. Kettering magistrates heard today (20 February) that an investigation of the health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that there was no candy Tilley protect the safety of its employees by not preventing access to dangerous parts of machinery. A guard would have prevented the incident occurs.
After the incident the HSE served a banning notice stop further work on the machine until the company put a security guard in place. Sweet Springfields, Oundle Road, Thrapston Tilley he was declared guilty of violating Regulation 11(1) of the provision and use of work equipment Regulations 1988 and they were fined £1,500 with £5.175 costs.
After the case, HSE Elizabeth Hornsby Inspector said: "This incident was traumatic for the employee and debilitating, but a simple guard would have stopped this from happening." "Organizations have the duty to protect their workers, and he will not hesitate in HSE to prosecute those who violate the law in this way."
The Health and Safety Executive is the national regulator of Britain for occupational health and safety. Its goal is to reduce deaths related to work, injuries and health problems. It does so through research, information and advice; promote training; new or revised regulations and codes of practice; and work with local partners from the authority of inspection, investigation and enforcement. 1 11 www.hse.gov.ukRegulation of disposal and use of equipment of work Regulations 1998 States: "every employer shall ensure that she measures... that are effective to prevent access to any dangerous parts of machinery...;"or stop the movement of any dangerous parts of machinery... before any part of a person enters a danger zone".
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