Worker loses finger in glue machine, company fined £9,000

A Corby glue manufacturer  has been fined £9,000 after  dangerous machinery and unsuitable risk assessments led to a worker losing part of her finger.

 

In July 2007, Melissa Graham worked at Chemence Ltd, placing empty aluminium tubes into a machine to be filled with glue. Once filled with glue the tubes were pushed out of the holder to drop down a chute into a plastic box.

 

Occasionally the tubes would fail to be pushed clear of the holder, miss the chute and... (251 more words)

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