A Nestlé technician sustained multiple fractures and tissue damage after getting his arm caught in a Rolo machine at the company's Fawdon factory.
The worker, who was 25-years-old at the time of the incident in November 2020, was underneath the "Rolo Racetrack" machine assessing an issue when his sleeve got caught in a roller and trapped his arm. He was eventually freed after shouting for help and was taken to hospital, but sustained serious injuries that meant he was prescribed morphine for three months after the incident.
On Wednesday at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court, Nestlé UK Ltd pleaded guilty 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 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.
