Engineering company fined £20,000 after man suffers 'finger amputation'

An engineering company has been fined £20,000 after a man suffered a "finger amputation".Thomas Davies, 21, is set to receive £15,000 in compensation after he reached into an inadequately guarded automatic saw.The worker reached into a machine at Dlinexsign Ltd, a signage company based in Brackley, to retrieve a cut piece of material.As he went to grab the material, his hand came into contact with a moving saw blade, and he lost part of his finger. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr Davies reached into the machine and accessed the dangerous moving parts while it was running.An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the company failed to take effective measures to prevent access to the machine's dangerous...

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