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Manual handling problems lead to fine for employer - 28-08-2008 |
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies to have safe systems in place for manually handling heavy objects after a Lincoln worker suffered a severe groin injury while moving a 96 kilogram oven.
Catering equipment manufacturer Lincat Limited, of Whisby Road, Lincoln was fined £19,400 and ordered to pay £4,800 costs at Lincoln Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to breaching Section 2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, and contravening two regulations of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992..
An oven assembler and his supervisor were both moving five pizza ovens, one at a time, from a waist-high assembly bench down to ankle-high pallets on the floor, without using any mechanical aids. The employees had not been made aware of how heavy the ovens were or how they should be moved safely, as a suitable risk assessment had not been carried out. The worker suffered a severe groin injury while moving one of the ovens.
HSE inspector Dr. Ian James Ellison said:
"Employers must ensure that this sort of work is properly planned to take account of health and safety risks, and that employees are made fully aware of the risks associated with manually handling objects. This includes knowing the weight of the load, considering any postural constraints of the lift and what equipment to use accordingly. These men were unaware that the weight of this product was more than 15 stone.
" One of the workers also needed almost nine weeks off work because of the incident, which highlights the severity of the injury and the need for a sufficient and suitable risk assessment to be conducted when any sort of manual handling is requir
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