Pemberton Timber Frame Ltd | A company has been fined after an employee had three fingers severed by a panel saw at work.
On 4 January 2023, David Broadway (36) suffered amputation of three fingers when a rip cut he was performing contacted the saw blade. The saw lacked a riving knife, guard, and push stick, and he was not trained in its safe use.
Pemberton Timber Frame Ltd of Ramsgate pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The company was fined £12,000 and ordered to pay £4,034 costs.
