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A man from Selby seriously damaged four fingers in an accident at work.
Record RSS, part of one of the world’s leading recreational equipment makers Playpower UK Ltd, were sentenced at Selby Magistrates Court. The court heard how the work, Allan Davis, suffered severe injuries to his right had after a circular saw that he was using ‘kicked back’ and pulled his hand across the blade. The saw was used to cut discs used for playground mini-roundabouts.
Playpower UK Ltd of Tenacre Lane, Egham, Surrey, admitted breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. It was fined £4,700 and ordered to pay £2,382.40 in costs.
Inspector Geoff Fletcher of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which brought the prosecution, said:
"Mr Davis suffered a severe injury in a completely preventable incident. The method adopted for trimming the discs was inherently unsafe as the machine used was not designed for such work and the training was inadequate.’
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