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Nestlé in the dock after worker’s arm was dragged into machine

15th January 2021
Chocolate manufacturing giant Nestlé has been fined £600,000 after an employee was pulled into a production machine.
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Dairy giant Müller fined over finger amputation

12th January 2021
German yoghurt manufacturer Müller has been ordered to pay £66,000 from its €6 billion turnover.
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The operator was using a radial arm drilling machine when his glove became entangled.

Tool manufacturer in court over worker's severed finger

6th January 2021
The operator was using a radial arm drilling machine when his glove became entangled.
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Tesco must pay £300,000 after roll cage crush

Tesco must pay £300,000 after roll cage crush

18th December 2020
Tesco has been fined £300,000 after a man was crushed under a roll cage.
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Reckitt Benckiser bottle filling machine

Worker's arm crushed in bottle filling machine leads to £200,000 fine

11th December 2020
Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare has been fined for safety breaches after a worker had his left arm crushed in a bottle filling machine.
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A recycling firm in Scotland has been convicted of safety failures fined £264k after a waste machine worker was fatally struck by a heavy object.

Recycling firm fined £264k over shredder death

24th November 2020
A recycling firm in Scotland has been convicted of safety failures fined £264k after a waste machine worker was fatally struck by a heavy object.
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ICC’s owner fined £400,000 after stage boss hit by falling weight

20th November 2020
A company has been fined £400,000 after a stage manager was hit by a weight which fell from a high-level platform.
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A total of 111 individuals lost their lives at work in the 12 months ending 31 March 2020, the lowest ever recorded number of workplace fatal accidents.

17.9 million working days lost due to mental ill-health

5th November 2020
More than half of Britain’s working days lost in 2019/20 were due to mental ill-health.
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Council officers ordered supermarket to prevent use of dangerous bandsaw, but staff just removed the tape

Supermarket fined for ‘flagrant disregard’ of prohibition notice

9th October 2020
Council officers ordered supermarket to prevent use of dangerous bandsaw, but staff just removed the tape
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A hose manufacturer has been fined after an operative fractured his arm when his sleeve was dragged into machinery.

Lathe trapped agency worker’s arm

2nd October 2020
A hose manufacturer has been fined after an operative fractured his arm when his sleeve was dragged into machinery.
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