Health & Safety | Firm slapped with £1m fine after employee loses arm

When employees join a new business, their employee handbook will outline the rules and regulations that they must adhere to.

Not only will this detail information regarding the day-to-day completion of their job but it will also point towards health and safety procedures that they are obligated to follow. Additionally, it will likely highlight the employer’s responsibilities and how they endeavour to keep them safe and protected at work.

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However, a company has been slammed with a hefty £1.2million fine after one employee lost part of his arm following an accident involving a piece of workplace equipment – Lincolnshire Reporter shared.

Earlier this month, a court heard how an employee – who worked as a line operator at Mid UK Recycling Ltd in April 2015 – was removing waste from an axle when his glove got dragged into the in-running nip between the belt and the powered roller of the conveyor. As a result, the employee lost part of his arm.