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Packaging manufacturer fined after worker’s hand crushed in laminator machine
The company were fined for the second time in less than a year following an incident where a worker suffered a severe crush injury.
Building contractor fined after worker fell through a fragile roof
A bricklayer broke his back after falling approximately 8 feet through a barn roof.
Manufacturer fined £100,000 after worker injured by conveyor machinery
The chemical manufacturing firm were found to have failed to prevent access to a dangerous part of machinery.
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Sarah Newton
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