A road planing contractor in Leicestershire has been prosecuted after an employee’s leg became entangled in a road milling machine and had to be amputated.
In February 2024, the 32-year-old employee, working for Power Plane Ltd, was operating a road milling machine at a site in Basingstoke. The operator’s foot became caught by the rotating milling drum, dragging him into the machine.
The HSE’s investigation found the manufacturer’s ‘protective bow’, designed to restrict access to the milling drum, had not been attached to the machine. The investigation also found it was common practice for the company to operate milling machines without the guard fitted.
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