A health and safety worker had his hand crushed in a veneer press at a Dundee-based company, the city’s sheriff court heard today.
James Doig had his right hand crushed, to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and permanent impairment.
The incident happened at Lam-Art Limited, based in Liff Road, where Mr Doig was employed dealing with health and safety.
Mr Doig and Alan Lundie, also a health and safety official, were attempting to establish whether the Orma veneer press was heating up, when Mr Doig’s hand was crushed just before Christmas last year.
At Dundee Sheriff Court, Lam-Art today admitted one charge under the Health and Safety At Work Act.
The firm admitted failing to ensure that all people using an Orma veneer press had adequate health and safety information and written instructions to the safe use of the equipment.
Lam-Art admitted committing the offence on December 22 last year by failing to provide written instructions to the safe operation of the veneer press, in particular in relation to correct procedures for starting and setting up the machine, and action to be taken in the event of the machine not heating up.
As a consequence of the offence, Mr Lundie, health and safety executive, operated the veneer press while another employee, James Doig, also health and safety executive, was attempting to establish whether the veneer press was heating correctly, whereby James Doig’s right hand was crushed to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and permanent impairment.
Sentence was deferred until January 7 for further investigation.
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