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| Northants Director fined for repeated negligent safety practices |
| A Northants Managing Director was fined £60,000 and ordered to pay costs of £17,500 at Northampton Crown Court after ordering a worker to clean a moving machine that trapped and mangled his arm, requiring it to be amputated. The businessman pleaded guilty to two breaches of Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, brought under Section 37 of the Health and Safety At Work etc Act 1974 In sentencing Judge Charles Wide QC said: "It is perfectly clear to me from accidents suffered by Mr Mabbutt and Mr Bedford that you had a slap-dash approach to safety. These very serious matters amount to cost-cutting for profit." Neil Craig, HSE Principal Inspector stated: "The managing director was instrumental in both of these incidents. For this reason HSE took the decision to prosecute him as an individual rather than proceed against his company. "The outcome of today's proceedings should serve as a stark reminder to company directors that they can be held personally liable and cannot hide behind their corporate entities." |