Nestlé has been fined thousands of pounds after a Newcastle worker was left seriously injured when his arm got caught in a Rolo machine at the company's Fawdon factory.
The 25-year-old maintenance technician was underneath the "Rolo Racetrack" machine assessing an issue on November 30, 2020, when his sleeve got caught in a roller and trapped his arm. After shouting for help, he was eventually freed and taken to hospital, however, he suffered multiple fractures to his left arm and soft tissue damage.
Earlier this month, Nestlé UK Ltd pleaded guilty at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court to being an employer that failed to discharge general health, safety and welfare duty to an employee; and contravening a health and safety regulation. The court heard the food and drinks company failed to provide a safe system of work in relation to the maintenance of the Rolo Racetrack machine and failed to provide a guard which would have prevented access to dangerous parts of the Rolo Racetrack machine.
