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Pelagia Shetland Limited was fined £451,500 after a supervisor suffered multiple fractures and collapsed lungs while clearing a blockage in a palletiser machine. The incident occurred when the equipment unexpectedly restarted, resulting in the worker being entangled and requiring emergency airlift to hospital.
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Pelagia Shetland Limited fined after man was injured in machinery 41-year-old was clearing a blockage when the machine restarted He was airlifted to hospital after suffering multiple broken bones A fish processing company has been fined £451,500 after a supervisor suffered multiple fractures and two collapsed lungs when he became entangled in a palletiser machine […]
Source: HSE Press
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