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A London-based steel company has been fined after a worker was injured through no fault of his own at an East Cleveland factory.
In May 2008, 41-year-old David Harrison tried to clear a jam in a machine on the production line at the Corus facility.
The machine is controlled via an operator situated above the factory floor, although he was unable to see Mr Harrison at the time of the incident.
Instead, instructions were delivered between the two via a third man using both hand signals and shouting. However, this didn't work adequately and Mr Harrison was struck by moving machinery.
Health and Safety Executive inspector Bruno Porter said the accident could have "easily been avoided" and that Mr Harrison is still receiving medical assistance for a seriously injured leg.
"Our investigations found that relaying instructions through another person was common practice on the mill floor, as radios were not always available and the noise in the factory made them hard to use," he commented.
In a separate factory incident, Tanfield Metal Spinners was recently fined after one of its workers lost a finger while operating machinery that the company knew was faulty.
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