Aviramp Limited who specialises in the design and manufacture of aluminium access systems for the aviation industry was fined £55,339 (inc.costs) after an employee suffered serious injuries when using a chop saw.
The circumstances were:
“This injury was easily prevented, and the risk of injury should have been identified. Employers should make sure they properly assess and apply effective control measures to minimise the risk from dangerous parts of machinery.”
The circumstances were:
- Aviramp failed to suitably and sufficiently assess the risks from working on the chop saw.
- They failed to provide a safe system of work.
- They failed to adequately maintain and guard the saw.
- They failed to provide suitable information, instruction and training.
- They failed to provide adequate supervision and monitoring..
- On 21 October 2016, an employee was injured using a chop saw.
- The rotating blade of the chop saw came into contact with the employee’s hand and it was severed.
“This injury was easily prevented, and the risk of injury should have been identified. Employers should make sure they properly assess and apply effective control measures to minimise the risk from dangerous parts of machinery.”
The HSE inspector said:
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