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£13k fine for unguarded saw

£13k fine for unguarded saw


High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard that on 13th February 2019, Maceij Rudnicki was setting up the floor mounted band resaw for a production run when his hand was drawn towards the blade with the power feed on.  The thumb on his right hand was severed when it made contact with an unguarded blade.

An investigation by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) found that Watford Timber Company Limited had failed to take the machine out of use when the guard stopped working because it did not have adequate arrangements in place to check and monitor its machines to ensure that guards and other protective devices were working.

Watford Timber Company Limited of Olds Approach, Tolpits Lane, Watford pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and Regulation 5 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. It was fined £13,400  and ordered to pay costs of £5,358.05.

HSE inspector Nigel Fitzhugh said after the hearing: “The incident could have been easily avoided had the company taken the machine out of use and repaired the guard as soon as it became inoperable. Employers must ensure that machinery guarding is kept in good working order.”

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