Representative image A worker was crushed to death by a piece of conveying equipment during a 2017 incident at a sawmill facility.
A British sawmill firm is facing a fine of £200,000 (about $274,000) after pleading guilty to charges of violating occupational safety laws, Great Britain’s worker safety regulator, The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) announced in a recent release.
Two workers were performing duties below a lift conveyor at the Pontrilas Sawmills Limited sawmill in Hereford, UK on Dec. 20, 2017 when they were fatally injured. A mechanical issue prevented the conveyor from descending and the equipment suddenly fell on the workers. One worker was crushed to death, the other received bruises and abrasion injuries on their head.