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Dagenham · Snaresbrook Crown Court
On 24 June 2020 a production operative was using a bag flattening conveyor, part of a larger machine, at the company's aggregate depot on Halyard Street, Dagenham. The operative was drawn into the compression conveyor through an opening in the guarding. Colleagues stopped the machine and the guarding had to be dismantled to free the operative.
Injuries: The operative suffered fatal crush injuries and died in hospital a few days later.
Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
“The risks associated with dangerous moving machinery are well known.”
Check that fixed guards on conveyors leave no opening big enough for a person to reach dangerous moving parts, and fix any gap before the machine is used.
The machines, packs and quizzes that fit this kind of site.