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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Circular saw accident 'was entirely preventable'  A workplace accident that led to a prosecution for the firm involved highlights how people using a circular saw in their jobs could seek help from a personal injury lawyer in Southampton. Kestrel Timber Frame Ltd was fined £6,700 after it admitted to health and safety failings that led to a 20-year-old worker suffering a severe and permanent hand injury. The employee had part of his left thumb severed while using a circular saw to cut insulation foam at the firm's Lincolnshire facility. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation revealed that workers habitually removed a safety guard from the machine, as the height adjustment mechanism was broken. HSE inspector Emma Madeley said the company failed to do enough to protect its employees. "The injured man's employers failed to provide equipment which would allow the job to be done safely and, as a result, a young employee suffered serious injury in a completely preventable incident," she added. Reportable injuries involving contact with moving machinery have fallen from over 6,000 in 2001/02 to under 4,000 in 2009/10, according to HSE figures. Posted by Paul Stevens 
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