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Firm fined over HSE incident Jo Francis Friday, May 14, 2021
A specialist printing firm has been fined a six-figure sum after an incident where an employee suffered asphyxiation after becoming entangled in a part of a press.
The employee’s high vis tabard became entangled in a rotating spindle
The incident occurred at Hereford-based Alfaplas on 29 January 2019.
The firm specialises in flexographic printing, extrusion, converting and slitting. It makes a wide range of products including newspaper and magazine polywrap and compostable wrap, beverage multi-pack wraps, and food packaging.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) said the employee, who was a supervisor at Alfaplas, was trying to realign a reel of product on a printing machine while it was running at half speed.
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