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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Cambs worker suffers crush injury at packaging factory  A Cambridgeshire worker who suffered crush injuries while working at a packaging plant may have required the services of an accident at work solicitor recently. John Armstrong, of Pidley, need almost 100 stitches to his hand, wrist and arm when a box flattening and folding machine malfunctioned at Firstan Ltd, Huntington. He had attempted to clear a blockage of boxes from the machine, and his arm was caught between rollers before he was able to hit the stop button. Speaking after a hearing, Health and Safety Executive inspector Stephen Faulkner noted that machinery needs to be properly guarded to reduce the risk of injury. He explained: "This danger is common on machines with intermeshing gears and rolling mills. "Employers using heavy machinery should take heed that suitable information, training and supervision should be given to all staff using such machinery." Earlier this month, food giant Heinz was fined £20,000 after a worker lost a finger in an accident at a baked bean factory in Wigan. The 65-year-old worker's hand was pulled into a packaging machine while using an emery cloth to polish a rotating component. Posted by Georgina Price 
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