On 13 November 2018, Manchester Magistrates Court heard that a Northwest company that manufactures soft furnishings has been fined after an employee has sustained serious injuries whilst working on an automatic duvet rolling machine.
One of the employees using the machine was not authorised to operate it or trained in its use. Whilst the employee was using the machine to pack the duvets, he was able to reach into the machine through a gap in the door guard, in order to adjust the duvet being rolled. As he did so he made contact with moving parts inside, sustaining injuries to his right hand, including severing part of his middle finger.
Two employees of Azura Soft Furnishings (UK) Limited had been instructed to sew and pack duvets by the company’s managing director, Mr Tariq Majid. The machine was being trialled by the company.
Azura Soft Furnishings Limited, of Highfield Industrial Estate, West End Street, Oldham, pleaded guilty to breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The company was fined £13,600 and ordered to pay costs of £17,260.
The employee will be entitled to claim compensation as well as access to help and rehabilitation for his injuries.
Compensation will not just be limited to money for injuries but should include loss of earnings, pension loss, physiotherapy and/or any other rehabilitation, as well as any aids and appliances that he may need to help him recover.
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