500,000 Pound Fine for Company After Apprentice’s Finger Injury
A Greater Manchester-based engineering company, Proline Engineering Limited, has been fined £500,000 after an 18-year-old apprentice suffered severe injuries while operating a horizontal band saw. The accident occurred in November 2022, just one month after the apprentice began his training at the company. The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported that the apprentice lost