Clarke Rubicon admitted failing to ensure the safety of the staff member, contravening section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974. The firm was ordered by Coalville Magistrates Court to pay a 10,000 fine, 3,500 to the injured party and full court costs to HSE of 988.
On 10 June Gaynor Canderick was cleaning the rollers of a box-making line with a cloth when a colleague started the machine. It resulted in her arm being dragged into the machine up to the elbow.
The case was investigated by Leicestershire Health and Safety Executive inspector David Welsh. "Machines with an 'in-running nip' are extremely common in manufacturing," he said. "The company should have ensured that there was a safe system, including ensuring their employees used a cleaning tool instead of a hand-held cloth."
Clarke Rubicon fined for health and safety breach
Leicester-based packaging firm Clarke Rubicon was fined 10,000 last week after a female employees arm was pulled into a box-making machine.
