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Cramlington, Northumberland · North Tyneside Magistrates Court
On 10 November 2023 a 25-year-old man was repairing an excavator bucket, removing worn steel pieces from inside its mouth. The bucket's structure failed and collapsed onto him, trapping him. Two colleagues attached an overhead crane and lifted the bucket enough for him to crawl free.
Injuries: The man suffered eight fractured ribs, two fractured knees, two fractured vertebrae and a bruised left lung.
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulation 7(1) of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
“HSE can and will take action when duty holders fail to discharge their health and safety obligations”
Risk assess each repair job before it starts, give workers a safe system of work and proper instruction, and check welding fume controls such as local exhaust ventilation are in place and monitored.
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