Gateshead Firm Fined £10,500 After Worker Is Left Blind In One Eye, UK

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers about the need to properly maintain machinery and provide adequate training after a Gateshead company was fined £10,500 following an incident that left a worker blind in one eye. Weldex UK Ltd pleaded guilty to three breaches of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 following an incident on 1 August, 2007, at its premises at Kingsway South, Team Valley, Gateshead.

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Filed under: Eye Health on May 15th, 2008