A manufacturing firm has been fined £20,000 after a worker’s hand was partially severed when it was caught in machinery. The man suffered the horrific injury after he slipped and fell while operating the machine at ADA Machining Services Ltd, in Ashton-under-Lyne.
The employee was operating a boring machine when he lost his balance on March 24, 2021. As he attempted to steady himself, his hand caught in the machine.
He suffered a partially severed hand and remains unable to work. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found there was inadequate protection to prevent access to dangerous parts of the machinery and an inadequate risk assessment for operating it.
