Work equipment

No guard meant agency worker’s arm was dragged into machine

The HSA has amended the welfare regs on the use of work equipment

Investigators found no emergency stop on poultry processing machine

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a Surrey firm after a child sustained multiple fractures to her pelvis and internal injuries when a 5m-long gate fell on her.

De La Rue, the company that prints the UK's banknotes, has appeared in court after an employee had to have his face reconstructed when his head got trapped in a gap in a paper press machine.

The materials division of French glazing giant Saint-Gobain has been prosecuted after a worker’s left arm had to be amputated after he was seriously injured when a rock handling belt failed at the company’s Barrow plant.

Europe's biggest regional airline Flybe has appeared in court after a worker fell into a lift shaft at Exeter Airport.

A fish and chip shop has been prosecuted after three staff members were burned by hot oil when they decided to change the fat during business hours.

A caravan park owner has been prosecuted after a teenage employee cut off three of his fingers when they were pulled into an unguarded table saw.

A castings company has been ordered to pay £60,000 for safety breaches after a worker's hand was crushed in a machine at it site in Callywhite Lane, Dronfield (pictiured).