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Joinery firm fined £10,000 after surprise inspection

A socket covered in dust - a joinery has been fined after a surprise visit identified various failings.
Inspectors found wood dust across the site (Image: HSE)

A joinery firm in Middlesbrough has been fined £10,000 after an unannounced visit by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) two years ago found multiple health and safety breaches.

Inspectors identified multiple failings at Abbey Joinery and Manufacture Ltd’s Worlton Road site relating to the company’s control of wood dust, as well as its maintenance of electrical systems.

The HSE said these failings exposed employees to unnecessary risks.

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