An international play equipment manufacturer has been fined £4,700 after one of its workers severed four fingers using a circular saw.
Overview:
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reported that Selby resident Allan Davis, suffered severe injuries to his right hand while working for Record RSS, a subsidiary of Playpower UK Ltd, part of one of the world’s leading recreational equipment makers.
Mr Davis, 55, had been working for 20 years for Record RSS, when the incident happened at its premises in the Shipyard Industrial Estate in Selby last June.
The HSE investigation found that he was using a circular saw to cut discs used for playground mini-roundabouts when the saw ‘kicked back’ pulling his hand across the blade.
Mr Davis, had fixed a disc to the worktable but as the blade came into contact with the disc, it kicked back and pulled both the disc and his hand across the rear of the blade. Doctors later had to amputate all four fingers above the first knuckle.
Outcome:
The HSE prosecuted Playpower UK Ltd of Tenacre Lane, Egham, Surrey. The company admitted breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. It was fined £4,700 and ordered to pay £2,382.40 in costs.
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Source: Health & Safety Executive
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