Keywords: Health and Safety, Chemence, Melissa Graham, finger, unguarded,
Finger amputated by adhesive machine
Prosecutions and Claims |
24.04.2008
Glue manufacturer Chemence must pay nearly £11,000 in fines and costs after an employee lost a finger in an unguarded machine.
In July 2007, employee Melissa Graham was placing empty tubes into a machine that filled them with glue.
She put her hand inside the machine to flick aw ...
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