A Derbyshire firm has been hit with a £7,000 penalty after a worker partially amputated his thumb and index finger while using woodworking machinery.
Just Frames Ltd, based in Ilkeston, was fined £3,500 and ordered to pay £3,797 in costs after Paul Boam was injured by a saw on July 4.
The company pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 9(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 by failing to ensure machinery operators had received adequate health and safety training.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) used the case to reiterate the responsibility woodworking companies have to ensure their employees are properly trained to use machinery.
“This incident could have been avoided if the company had trained its staff to use woodworking machinery,” said HSE inspector Samantha Farrar.
“Employers must ensure that woodworking machine operators are properly trained and that they are made fully aware of the risks associated with such machinery.”
