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Hinckley · Aldershot Magistrates' Court
A worker operating a road milling machine at Wade Road in Basingstoke had his foot caught by the rotating milling drum because the manufacturer's protective guard was not fitted. The company routinely operated similar equipment without this guard.
Injuries: right leg amputation at the scene, life-changing injuries
Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
“This was a wholly avoidable incident, caused by a failure to guard dangerous parts.”
Dangerous rotating parts on work equipment must always be fitted with the manufacturer's specified guards before use.
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