A company has been fined after one of its workers had to have both of his arms amputated after being dragged into a cement mixer. David Sharp and his business, David Sharp Studio Limited, which is registered in Nottingham, will have to pay a combined total of more than £33,000 following the incident on August 8, 2018.
The employee was using a cement mixer on company premises in Nottingham Road, Alfreton, as he prepared concrete. He then reached inside to grab something inside the mixing pan, but he was "dragged almost entirely into the mixer" after the paddles made contact with him, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said.
The incident meant his left arm had to be amputated at the upper arm, and his right arm at the forearm. He also sustained injuries to his ribs, face, back and shoulders, Derbyshire Live reports.
