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Unsupervised work experience teen severed finger on log splitter

Open-access content Friday 3rd March 2017
From the archive:  Just so you know, this article is more than 3 years old.

Exeter Magistrates' Court was told that the owner of Ed Rogers Landscape Construction, Edward Rogers, had shown the teenager how to operate the log splitter and then left him to work alone on the site.

On the day of the accident, he held a log in place and started the machine. The blade came down on the piece of wood and severed his finger.

He was not given any first aid, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found, and when he was later taken to hospital, his finger could not be saved due to the severity of the injury.

Ed Rogers Landscape Construction and Maintenance pleaded guilty to breaching s 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act. It was fined £6,000 plus costs of £1,017 on 28 February.

HSE inspector Simon Jones said: "The boy being isolated made the situation worse when there was no one on site to help him after suffering this appalling, life-changing injury."

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 Grain storage worker died in ‘quicksand’-like conditions

Monday 13th March 2017
Maurice Mason, which runs Hall Farm, Fincham, near King’s Lynn, Norfolk, failed to adequately identify and manage the risks associated with cleaning grain stores. The company failed to put a safe system of work in place for the task and it did not provide suitable training.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that 21-year-old Arthur Mason was taking turns with a colleague to clean inside the grains bins on the farm when the incident happened on 9 July 2014.
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Monday 20th February 2017
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that David Gordon Stead, director of Stead Construction Services (SCS), had failed to ensure that waste material was burned safely. On 28 May 2015, Bradley Rossiter was instructed to stand on top of a skip and pour a drum of flammable thinners onto the burning waste to aid the burning process.
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 HSA plans 11,000-plus workplace inspections and investigations for 2017

Wednesday 8th February 2017
The full total of 11,220 inspections proposed by the agency for 2017 also includes more than 1,400 to check compliance with chemicals regulations.The agenda – which provides details of planned actions, priorities and inspection objectives for the year – says 4,000 construction site inspections will take place. The HSA says it will pay particular attention to small construction companies, self-employed workers, one-off builds and smaller sites through the development of initiatives to further raise safety and health awareness.
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 *UPDATED* Container terminal in the dock over freight carrier injuries

Friday 3rd March 2017
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 Online threats push up work-related violence figures

Thursday 2nd March 2017
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) suggests threatening behaviour has shifted online, fuelled by the growth in social media and the use of smart phones.
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 Lorry drivers using mobile phones face suspension

Wednesday 1st March 2017
From today (1 March), motorists found using a handheld phone will get six points on their licence and a £200 fine. The previous punishment was three points and £100 penalty. Lorry and bus drivers who are found using a phone face being suspended, while new drivers will have their licence revoked if they rack up six or more points within two years of passing their test. Motorists caught using their phone twice or with 12 points on their licence could be taken to court, banned and fined £1,000.
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