Work equipment

The cinema chain has been prosecuted for ‘a complete lack of risk assessment’ after a man was crushed to death by a faulty reclining chair.

Andy Meade, an engineer for more than 30 years, believed the power was cut to the machine he was servicing when he suffered a fatal electric shock.

Great Baddow High School in Chelmsford has been fined after a school locker unit fell and killed nine-year-old Leo Latifi.

A faulty machine with no safety guard that continued to operate despite the emergency stop button being pressed led to catastrophic injuries and a huge fine for Young’s Seafood.

An unguarded rotating spindle in a print machine dragged in an employee’s tabard, leaving him unconscious as a result of asphyxiation from the clothing.

A plastic coatings manufacturer has been prosecuted after a worker had to have three amputated when his hand was drawn into machinery.

A mattress manufacturer has been ordered to pay £70,000 after an employee sustained serious injuries when he was dragged into a machine.

Chocolate manufacturing giant Nestlé has been fined £600,000 after an employee was pulled into a production machine.

German yoghurt manufacturer Müller has been ordered to pay £66,000 from its €6 billion turnover.

The operator was using a radial arm drilling machine when his glove became entangled.