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Bristol · Bristol Magistrates' Court
A worker clearing a blockage slipped and made contact with the unguarded tail-end of a conveyor belt at the company's waste site. Their arm was dragged into the machine, causing crush injuries including bone fractures, severe lacerations to the arm, nerve damage and a fractured rib.
Injuries: Crush injuries including bone fractures, severe lacerations, nerve damage and a fractured rib; lasting physical and mental effects.
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
“Workers coming into contact with moving machinery is one of the most common causes of workplace fatalities in Great Britain.”
Conveyor tail-ends and other moving-machinery nip points must be guarded, and blockage clearance must never rely on reaching in near a running belt.
The machines, packs and quizzes that fit this kind of site.