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Oldham · Warrington Magistrates' Court
A young employee's foot slipped into an unguarded conveyor channel while loading a bin conveyor. The company had failed to conduct a suitable risk assessment or provide adequate guarding on the conveyor.
Injuries: Several serious fractures to his right leg
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
“A young man at the beginning of his working life was failed by this company.”
Dangerous parts of conveyor machinery must be guarded and the risks assessed before anyone, especially young workers, is put near them.
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