Skin and muscle was ripped from his arm
A company has been fined £20,000 after an employee’s arm was seriously injured by machinery at its Nottinghamshire site. Piotr Zielinski, 58, from Nottinghamshire, was working at food processing firm Belwood Foods Limited's site on Lowmoor Business Park, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, when his right arm was drawn into a machine and wrist crushed on November 22, 2019.
Mr Zielinski had been removing debris on the hinges of an open access panel door on the poultry processing machine. While removing the remains the still operational auger caught the worker’s right arm, drawing it into the machine up to the elbow. Skin and muscle was ripped from Mr Zielinski’s right arm and his wrist was also crushed, with these injuries requiring surgery. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found the access panel door was able to be opened freely whilst the auger was in motion.There were no controls in place to prevent the panel from being opened while the auger was moving. It was not locked or interlocked, and there was no safe isolation procedure for this weekly cleaning task.
The company was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £7,839.21 in costs at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday, October 9. Lee Greatorex, HSE inspector, said: “This injury was easily preventable. "Employers have a responsibility to properly assess the risks from all aspects of their operations, including cleaning and maintenance, and implement effective control measures to minimise the risk from dangerous parts of machinery. HSE will not hesitate to take action against companies which do not do all that they should to keep people safe.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Princess of Wales to visit Notts today in mental health engagementsKate and William have carried out a number of visits this week
Read more »
Students 'relate' to Princess of Wales' experience in Notts visit'It was nice being able to relate to what she said, she was talking to us about her own experiences and she was really nice'
Read more »
Notts politician says hate he gets is worse than time as doormanBroxtowe Borough Councillor Richard MacRae worked door security for 13 years
Read more »
The Princess of Wales' outfit choices during visit to NottsDuring the visit the Princess wore a beautiful outfit made up of neutral colours
Read more »
Much-changed Notts County side falls short in EFL Trophy defeatManager Luke Williams took the chance to make a number of changes
Read more »