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Fine for carpenter after trainee loses fingers in accident not reported under RIDDOR (11 November 2015)
Date: 11/11/2015
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted the owner of a Bedfordshire joinery and carpentry business, after failing to report an accident in which a trainee had two finger amputated.
The incident occurred at Fabs Designs’ workshop in Bedford, Bedfordshire on 4 December 2012, when woodworking trainee Alex Defeo lost two fingers.
The owner of Fabs Designs, Fabio Pasqualone, failed to report the incident to the Health and Safety Executive at the time, as required by law. HSE only became aware of the incident at a later stage through Mr Defeo’s family.
On 4 November 2015, at Luton Magistrates’ Court, Fabio Pasqualone – Trading as Fabs Designs – of 110 Risborough Road in Bedford was fined £200 and ordered to pay £500 in costs.
Reporting serious accidents at work is a requirement for all employers under Regulation 3(1) of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
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