Articles On: Contact with Moving Machinery
Accidents from workers making contact with moving machines
Multiple Broken Arm Bones for Manufacturing Employee Working with Machine
Posted: 17 February 2022
Posted in: Contact with Moving Machinery, Manufacturing, Shoulders, Arms, Wrists, Hands & Fingers, Wales, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury
A manufacturer of self-adhesive vinyl and plastic films, Kay Premium Marking Films Ltd, has been fined after a worker suffered a severely broken arm. His hand was caught by two driven rollers, which pulled him further into the machine, causing significant personal injury. The workplace accident happened in summer 2019, when the employee was trying to clean the rollers with the slitter machine, which had glue on it. Due to a lack of guards on the machine, it was accessible to workers whilst it was running, causing the machine to…
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Moving Machinery Accidents — Claim Compensation for Injuries from Working with Machines
Posted in: Contact with Moving Machinery
If you have suffered an injury at work caused by moving machinery, we could help you claim compensation. Contact our team of workplace accident specialists today for a free claim assessment. You’re under no-obligation, and we offer our services on a no win, no fee * basis. Call today on 08082391859^ Moving machinery accidents in the UK Accidents involving moving machinery are responsible for 4% of all accidents resulting in injury reported to RIDDOR for the 18/19 period. In that same timeframe, there were also 14 fatalities from workers being…
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