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Thetford, Norfolk · Norwich Magistrates' Court
On 24 April 2024 an employee removing a cardboard box from a running conveyor had their hand become entangled in unguarded machinery in the packaging area. Suitable guarding on the conveyor had not been installed.
Injuries: Broken finger and bruising to three other fingers requiring surgery; six weeks unable to work.
Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
“This was a wholly avoidable incident caused by the failure to guard dangerous parts of machinery.”
Dangerous parts of conveyors and other machinery must be properly guarded before employees are allowed near them.
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