Farm fined after worker was trapped in egg conveyor belt

The Health and Safety Executive said the employee was investigating an 'unusual noise' coming from an egg collection conveyor

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His Majesty's inspector of health and safety Jurate Gruzaite said: "Workers must never be placed in a position where they can access dangerous moving parts of machinery while it is in operation."
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His Majesty's inspector of health and safety Jurate Gruzaite said: "Workers must never be placed in a position where they can access dangerous moving parts of machinery while it is in operation."

An egg farm has been fined more than £50,000 after a worker suffered serious nerve damage when his clothing became entangled in conveyor belt machinery. Duncan Farms Limited, an egg and poultry production...

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