Aeroplane Firm’s Fine Puts Machinery Safety In Spotlight Worker's Hand Injured In Milling Machine 05.11.2010 Manufacturing firms must not underestimate the importance of using the correct guards on machinery, a workplace injury expert has advised.Irwin Mitchell’s David Urpeth, who specialises in accident at work claims, made the call after Lancashire firm Callender Aeropart was fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £3,996 in costs after an employee’s hand was injured in a milling machine.A subsequent investigation into the incident revealed that the cutting tool on the machine did not feature a guard, despite the problem being highlighted in a risk assessment.The 28-year-old worker suffered a severed tendon, as well as a broken finger and a serious cut to his ring finger, on his left hand.Commenting on the incident, David Urpeth said: “Time and again prosecutions brought by the Health and Safety Executive raise the same issues, namely the failure of firms to recognise and tackle avoidable risks that can lead to injury.“The case involving Callender Aeropart once again highlights the need for firms to use the correct guards and protection on machinery which pose risk of injury to their workers.“It is unlikely that we will see an end to cases of this kind unless businesses take responsibility and make health and safety within the workplace a higher priority.” Press contact James Clarke Press Officer +44 (0)161 838 3169 Email James Related articles 15.02.2019Transgender Man Fights For Right To Be Recognised As Father On Child's Birth Certificate 14.02.2019Former Shipyard Worker Seeks Answers After Lung Cancer Diagnosis Is Linked To Asbestos 13.02.2019Woman Who Suffered Delayed Diagnosis Speaks Out After Trust Admits Errors 12.02.2019Another Set Of Dementia Friends Made At Irwin Mitchell's Chichester Office 11.02.2019West London Family's Hope For Answers After Mum With Mental Health Problems Dies 11.02.2019Dad Assaulted and Run Over In Chesterfield Town Centre Reveals Battle To Return To Health