“This severe injury could have been easily prevented and the risk should have been identified.'
A major bedding manufacturer has been fined £80,0000 after an employee suffered horrific injuries when his hand was drawn into a machine. John Cotton Group Limited faced legal action following the incident on 9 December 2020 – which resulted in the machine operator having three fingers on their left hand amputated.
The 36-year-old worker, from Wigan, had noticed a fault with the machine at the company's Snuggledown premises in Ashton-in-Makerfield. In an attempt to resolve the issue, he tried to power down the machine to allow access. However, the machine was still moving, and his left hand made contact with dangerous moving parts.
John Cotton Group Limited, of Beaver Court, Lockett Road, Wigan pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2 and 33 of the Health & Safety at Work etc. act 1974. The company was fined £80,000 and was ordered to pay £4,989.05 costs at a hearing at Manchester City Magistrates Court yesterday. .
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