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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Firewood processing machines 'must be properly maintained'  Businesses using firewood processing machines have been told to keep them properly maintained, or they may face action from a personal injury lawyer in Southampton. The warning follows an accident at work that saw a worker's thumb and fingers on one hand cut off while he was using one of the machines. Farmer Richard Griffiths, of Town Cottage Farm, Hughley, was prosecuted and fined £14,000 for the accident that left 26-year-old agency worker Stuart Tomlins with permanent injuries. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident found that the splitting control lever on the machine had previously been forced, enabling the machine to run with the splitting chute guard open. As a result, the operator could reach the machine's dangerous moving parts. HSE inspector Andrew Bowker said: "Firewood processing machines are dangerous if they are not maintained properly and used safely. "The defect on this machine was obvious and had been there for many months." He added that even a basic safety check would have identified the problem. Agriculture remains one of the most dangerous industries, with eight deaths per 100,000 workers in 2010/11. Posted by Paul Stevens 
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