Insufficient guarding and risk assessment caused amputation

A waste company has been fined £50,000 after an employee had all the fingers on his left hand amputated while using an industrial piece of machinery.

Greater Manchester Waste Ltd was ordered to pay £50,000 in total fines plus costs of £6,750 at Manchester's Minshull St, Crown Court after pleading guilty to three criminal charges at Trafford Magistrates' Court.

Employee Dean Aldred suffered serious injuries, including the amputation of all the fingers and the tip of his... (426 more words)

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