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September 26, 2016 02:00 AM

Parker Hannifin fined after worker's death in 2015

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    HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England—Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Ltd., the Hemel Hempstead-based engineering group, has been fined $1.3 million after a worker was killed while working on a large CNC milling machine.

    The Health and Safety Executive said Colin Reddish, 48, from Lincolnshire, England, was involved in moving a large CNC milling machine within the company's Grantham factory on April 30, 2015, when it overturned and killed him.

    The machine had been lifted using jacks and placed onto skates in order to give Reddish access to use an angle grinder to cut and remove the bolts that had secured it to the floor. He was working alone at the time of the incident.

    Lincoln Magistrates Court heard how the company, which manufactures a range of products including seals, hoses and piping, had not ensured that workers who were tasked with lifting and moving the machine were sufficiently trained and had the right experience and training for carrying out such a potentially dangerous activity.

    The HSE found during its investigation that the work was not properly planned. It said the centre of gravity of the machine had not been properly assessed and taken into account before the move took place. “This resulted in an unsafe system of work being used for the job, with fatal consequences,” it added.

    Parker Hannifin Manufacturing of Hemel Hempstead pleaded guilty to breaching a management of health and safety at work regulation and of the health and safety of work act.

    HSE Inspector Martin Giles said: “Colin Reddish's death was entirely preventable. Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Ltd had already tried unsuccessfully to lift the machine using a fork lift truck, but instead of learning from this failure, they carried on. Their ad hoc approach to managing dangerous tasks resulted in one of their workers losing his life.

    “All companies can learn from this incident and make sure they have properly risk assessed the situation before they start and that they have trained staff with the right type of experience to carry out the task in hand safely.

    “Taking an extra few minutes to properly think through a problem could save a worker's life.”

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