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Swindon, Wiltshire · Not stated on the press release
On 4 February 2022 a night shift worker at a clinical waste disposal facility attempted to clear an obstruction from an autoclave machine and his left arm became trapped and crushed by the machine door, severing it below the elbow. A colleague, unable to see the worker due to a miscommunication, resumed operation of the machine.
Injuries: Doctors spent six hours saving the arm. He has since had three major surgeries to restore the use of his hand, and his treatment has included skin grafts and veins transplanted into the arm. He now has very limited movement and still suffers constant pain.
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
“This was a harrowing incident made more tragic by the fact that events of this kind are all-too foreseeable.”
Lock-off procedures, effective guarding and full power isolation must be in place before anyone works on or near a machine, so it cannot be restarted while someone is clearing an obstruction.
The machines, packs and quizzes that fit this kind of site.