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A man is now entitled to make a work compensation claim after a work accident left him without one of his fingers.
The incident occurred when the man, who worked as a shop fitter, was cutting oak planks with a rotating saw and accidentally got his finger trapped in the blade.
An investigation was launched by Health and Safety Executive inspectors who found that the firm the employee worked for did carry out a risk assessment of the saw, but did not make the evaluation information available to their staff.
While the matter was underway in court it was also revealed that the guard, which was meant to protect people who used the machine, was lying at its side when the incident occurred.
One of the investigating officers from HSE said these types of incidents are all too common in the manufacturing industry, and leaves workers with permanent injuries.
The shopfitting company was fined £3,000 with costs of £3,498 for breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act. Now that liability for the workplace accident has been established, the employee may now wish to consult a solicitor with a view to seeking damages.
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