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Partially removed guard led to worker losing fingertips in machine
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At Reedley Magistrates' Court in Burnley Tayyabah Bakery Ltd was fined £1,000 plus £5,002 in costs over an accident on 7th September 2012 which led to a bakery production worker having the tips of 2 fingers severed in machinery. His hand became caught in pistons in a pasty-making machine as he fed a food mixture into the top of the machine. HSE investigation found that part of a guard had been removed, leaving a gap of 12x30cm which allowed access to the machine while it was active.
The company pleaded guilty to a breach of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 by failing to prevent access to dangerous machine parts.
The company pleaded guilty to a breach of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 by failing to prevent access to dangerous machine parts.
