| Personal Injury News: Carpet company fined following employee injury |
| The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reminded businesses to ensure that all moving machinery has the correct guards fitted following the prosecution of a carpet firm in Rochdale. Newhey Carpets Ltd of Gordon Street, Newhey, Rochdale, were fined £1,600 and ordered to pay £1,324 costs after pleading guilty to a breach of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998 at Trafford Magistrates Court after an incident which caused an employee to suffer with serious injuries. The prosecution followed an incident in on 24 August 2006 in which an employee, the main operator of a carpet-beaming machine, became entangled in the revolving machinery suffering a dislocated and broken shoulder, a cut to the arm and multiple bruises as the guard on the machine was neither fixed nor interlocked and the trip wire was not in the correct position. Richard Clarke, HSE Inspector said: “Gillian Handley was injured after she became caught in accessible rotating machinery. After the incident, her jacket was found caught in a projecting large metal pin attached to the machinery. Her injuries were serious enough, but the consequences of this incident could have been far worse. This case graphically illustrates that companies should ensure that all their machinery is adequately guarded for the safety of all employees.” Source: easilyclaim.co.uk  More News:-  Cosmetic Surgery on the Increaseomen have been indulging in cosmetic surgery for decades however an audit carried out by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons details.... Precautions required when removing asbestos, warns HSEhe Health and Safety Executive has reiterated its warning to all companies to ensure correct precautions are taken when dealing with asbestos after a .... Substandard treatment in casualty harms patientsrecent report entitled Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction? published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome an.... Accrual for compensation owed to NHS patients hits £9 billionigures released by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) suggest that an estimated £9.2 billion could be owing to patients who have received substandar.... MP3 players spark compensation worriesesearchers in Canada have suggested that a high number of people, who use MP3 players, may notice a hearing loss sparking fears of a compensation clai.... Injured worker loses legrecycling company has admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an inquiry by the Health and Safety Executi.... Criminal injury compensation claim turns out to be a hoaxman has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice after he claimed he was attacked with a nail gun. David Russell of Glouceste.... |
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