27/01/2026
A worker in South Yorkshire was killed after becoming entangled in this machinery. HSE investigators found there was NO risk assessment, NO safe system of work, and NO formal training.
This is why risk assessments, training and safety precautions are VITAL - every worker deserves to get home safely at the end of the day. 💔
A worker was killed after becoming entangled in unguarded machinery.
On 18 November 2021, a worker sustained fatal head injuries at Stanley Wire Limited in Pen*stone, South Yorkshire. The machine, known as a ‘Gravity Block’, had exposed moving parts which the worker was able to access whilst rotating.
Our investigation found there was no risk assessment, no safe system of work, and no formal training. Workers relied on verbal instructions alone.
Fixed guards, interlocks or pressure mats should have been installed.
After the death, we served eight Prohibition Notices. The remedial action taken showed these safeguards were readily available all along.
You can read more about this case here: https://press.hse.gov.uk/2026/01/23/company-fined-after-operative-receives-fatal-head-injury-at-work/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social+&utm_campaign=prosecution-push
