Premier fined after accident

Posted on 20 Sep 2010 by The Manufacturer

The UK’s largest food manufacturer, Premier Foods, has been ordered to pay over £20,000 after a worker at its Manor Bakeries site was seriously injured.

In the incident in July 2008, maintenance engineer Thomas Williams and a colleague were removing concrete pillars at the site by cutting them free with an angle grinder. One came free unexpectedly and hit Mr Williams, causing him severe traumatic brain and spinal injuries and hospitalizing him for six months. He now reports difficulties in…

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