A teenage apprentice had for fingers amputated on a poorly guarded tube-expanding machine. The 18 year old, had been working for an engineering firm in Aldridge, near Walsall for only 5 weeks when the incident occurred in February this year. Whilst lining up tubes for a permanent employee, his left hand became trapped in the… Read More

A Romsey brick-making company has been prosecuted after one of its employees suffered serious crush injuries when his leg became trapped in a poorly guarded machine. Mr Nikoloz Demerashvili was in hospital for 3 weeks with multiple fractures to his leg after the incident in October 2011. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found… Read More

The global steel company Tata has been prosecuted for health and safety breaches after a workers death from falling into a channel carrying slag waste at 1500°C when covers had been removed for maintenance but not replaces. Kevin Downey was 49 years of age and was working a night shift at the Number 4 Blast… Read More

Steward Wood, a dye machine operative in Staffordshire for a company that makes webbing for seatbelts and harnesses, suffered serious burns whilst on a night shift after his arms became trapped in a machine. Webbing became wrapped around the machines rollers, Mr Wood climbed into the machine without isolating it to try and unravel the… Read More