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Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire · Inverness Sheriff Court
An experienced electrician was struck by fan blades while disconnecting a communications cable near a ventilation fan at an underground mine. The fan had been modified years earlier, leaving the blades only 43mm from the intake guard instead of the required 200mm minimum.
Injuries: Fatal
Section 2(1) and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
“This was a tragic and entirely preventable death. He should have gone home to his family that day.”
Any modification to guarded machinery must be assessed to ensure guarding still meets the required safe clearance.
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