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Firm fined £24,000 over worker crushed in conveyor

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Firm fined £24,000 over worker crushed in conveyor

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United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days ago

Firm fined after worker dragged into conveyor and fatally crushed

A Dagenham worker was pulled into a conveyor through a gap, the safety regulator said.

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But only £24k for negligence resulting in death. The legal costs were near double that.

[Opens as PDF] https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06181683/filing-history/MzUyOTYyMDYzN2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06181683/filing-history
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  “Your life is worth 81 times less than I steal from you in a year”
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  I guess because they needed a conveyancing solicitor?

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