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Halesowen, West Midlands · Walsall Magistrates' Court
A machinist became entangled in a 20 metre long lathe while using handheld emery cloth to finish a rotating component. Emergency services attended but were unable to save him.
Injuries: Fatal; he died later the same evening.
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
“This was an entirely preventable incident which has had tragic consequences.”
Manual finishing work on long rotating components needs a documented safe system of work, not reliance on the operator's own caution.
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