B B & B Leisure Parks Limited, the operator of Twinlakes Family Theme Park at Melton Mowbray was fined £57,474 (inc.costs) after one of its employees was badly injured whilst using a circular saw.
The circumstances were:
- The accident occurred on a circular saw.
- The company had failed to fit the saw with a brake to stop the blade safely after being switched off.
- The company had not provided the employee with appropriate training in the use of this machine.
- The injured person was part of the maintenance team for the park.
- On, 9 October 2017, after cutting a piece of wood on the saw, he pressed the stop button and went round the saw to collect the cut pieces of wood.
- In reaching for the wood, his hand caught the rotating saw blade, severing his thumb and all four fingers on his right hand.
The HSE inspector said:
“The company had identified that the saw needed a brake, but had not yet fitted one. It also should not have allowed an untrained worker to use a woodwork machine such as this saw. Employers should make sure they properly assess and apply effective control measures which may include both hardware measures and training to effectively control risks.”
“The company had identified that the saw needed a brake, but had not yet fitted one. It also should not have allowed an untrained worker to use a woodwork machine such as this saw. Employers should make sure they properly assess and apply effective control measures which may include both hardware measures and training to effectively control risks.”
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