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A farmer has been prosecuted after his employee's fingers and thumb were severed by a wood cutting machine in an accident at work.

Stuart Tomlins was attempting to straighten a log in the machine's splitting chute, putting his right hand inside.

The hydraulic splitting ram pushed his hand through the blade along with the log, cutting off his thumb and all four fingers.

Surgeons were able to reattach his thumb, but not the fingers.

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that the splitting control lever on the machine has previously been forced, meaning it could run with the splitting chute guard open.

HSE inspector Andrew Bowker said: "The defect on this machine was obvious and had been there for many months. If Mr Griffiths had carried out even a basic safety check, he should have identified the problem."

This comes after teenager Kyle Bishop lost four fingers in an accident at work at Ashley's of Yeovil.

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Posted by M E Dixon
 

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