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February 3, 2012

Young worker killed by machine head-clamp

Pressure group Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) has slammed a major construction firm for failing to put “very basic” measures in place to protect a worker who suffered fatal head injuries.

Steven Allen, 23, was part of a team employed by JN Bentley Ltd that was moving cement bags at a construction site in Manningham, when the incident took place in March 2007.€

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Dorothy
Dorothy
13 years ago

Yet another easily preventable fatality had the employer complied witht he most basic of safety measures Like so many negligent employers they tried to put the full blame on the victim for his own death,shame on them.David Cameron states HSAWA is a ‘burden on business’ an ‘albatross’ and ‘pointless waste of time’ pledging to end the ‘safety culture’ It is clear he holds the workers of Britain in the same total contempt as negligent employers who kill so many 1500 every single year Carnage!

Lance
Lance
13 years ago

How mad has the HSE become. What have they done to prevent this sort of accident occurring again. All that is necessary it to attach device that limits closing to 9 inches. The HSE should contact the manufactures of such equipment to fix limiting blocks and the get them to get all existing equipment upgraded. Would cost so little to carry out. The HSE should be introducing the system where contractors and users are automatically informed. Would save peoples lives.

Lance
Lance
13 years ago

A design flaw. Make sure that equipment will automatically work safely in ways it can be used. Carrying a pallet of cement bags is natural and so like a pallet of bricks. Same accident could happen with anything lifted with these jaws.
SHE & IOSH could extend capacity. Create a website that gets all to easily view related potential safety problems. Make people look at safety aspects in a different light. Each accident could be auto linked – What should they be doing to improve safety.

Smcss
Smcss
13 years ago

Another case that missed the Corporate Manslaughter Regulations!!! Another life taken for gross misconduct from management.