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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Firm fined after worker injures hand with saw blade  A theme park operator could be facing a workplace accident compensation claim after it pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations. Parkware Ltd was fined £5,000 after a worker severely injured his right hand while cutting wood at Loudoun Castle Theme Park in Ayrshire in 2009. Steven Gardiner was working with a table mounted circular saw that did not have a safety guard in place, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports. He was taken to hospital, undergoing a six-hour bone graft operation to save his fingers, with bone from his hip and wire used to rebuild his thumb, fingers and tendons. Two further operations were needed to insert metal plates into his hand and remove scar tissue. HSE Inspector Eve Macready said the incident was "entirely avoidable" and will affect Mr Gardiner for the rest of his life. "Not only has he had to change his line of work, but he has also had to give up a hobby and has difficulty performing tasks as simple as tying his shoelaces," she added. Meanwhile, another HSE investigation has resulted in a fine for Sheffield-based Alan Fleischer Builders Ltd after a school pupil on work experience suffered an injury. Posted by Paul Stevens 
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