Littleborough company fined after worker s arm is crushed Date published: 29 January 2021
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Littleborough based company Ken Mills Engineering Ltd has been fined for safety breaches after a 48-year-old worker suffered a life-threatening injury.
Leeds Crown Court heard that on 9 February 2017, the 48-year-old worker was repairing a Trojan Haylage Baler at a farm in Wakefield when his left arm was trapped and crushed by a hydraulic ram.
The arm was partially severed at the scene; required several operations and following medical complications was amputated from above the elbow.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that several engineers had been involved over a number of days to repair the baler. HSE reported that this work had not been subject to a risk assessment and engineers were not provided with effective information, instruction and training for this activity. They were left to devise their own system of work, which consequently was n