Global Displays Limited, a manufacturing firm in Worcestershire, was fined £ 15,179 (inc.costs) after a worker suffered crush injuries when wooden panels fell onto him.
The circumstances were:
- The company failed to identify the risks from storing timber boards close to work benches and a thoroughfare used by employees.
- They had not provided a safe place for the boards to be stored so they would not fall over.
- On 8 April 2017, there was an upright stack of 4m x 1m panels, with several smaller panels resting against it untied, causing the whole stack to become unstable.
- These toppled over and hit an employee, causing a dislocated shoulder and fractured arm as a result.
The HSE inspector said:
“This incident could so easily have been avoided by simply carrying out a risk assessment in relation to the storage of display panel boards. This would have identified the risks from unsafe stacking and the need for appropriate control measures, such as a method for storing boards safely. Companies should be aware that HSE will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action against those that fall below the required standards.”
“This incident could so easily have been avoided by simply carrying out a risk assessment in relation to the storage of display panel boards. This would have identified the risks from unsafe stacking and the need for appropriate control measures, such as a method for storing boards safely. Companies should be aware that HSE will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action against those that fall below the required standards.”
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