Llanelli Magistrates heard the man, an employee for 34 years, was working on a production line at the Tata site in Trostre on 6 December 2012 when his left hand became trapped in a pair of steel pinch rolls.
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He suffered crush injuries that led to the amputation of half his index finger and part of his middle finger.
A subsequent investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) discovered there was insufficient guarding equipment on the machinery the worker was using. Tata Steel UK Ltd had not properly assessed the risks to workers of using the equipment, even though it clearly represented a significant risk because operatives had access to dangerous parts.
Tata Steel UK Ltd, of Millbank, London, was fined a total of £25,000 and ordered to pay £8,320 in costs after pleading guilty to three separate breaches of Health and Safety legislation.
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