An Ellough business has been fined £330,000 following an investigation into a tragic accident which led to the death of one of its employees.
34-year-old father of one Nathan Hook, suffered fatal head injuries while using a lathe at Maynard and Harris Plastics in 2021.
The Health and Safety Executive’s investigation found the company had failed to give suitable health and safety training on the use of emery cloth on lathes - and also ordered they company it to pay over £4,000 in costs.
Carlton Colville Man Jailed for Attempted Murder
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Beccles Common Café to Close
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Up to 500 Homes at Former Factory Site in Lowestoft
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Urgent Action at Oulton Broad Care Home
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New Men’s Shed Opens in Carlton Colville
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Halesworth Morsbags Celebrates First Anniversary
The charity's members make stylish fabric carrier bags using donated fabric, reducing single-use plastic shopping bags and preventing 'waste' fabric going to landfill.
Extra Suffolk Police Patrols for Hallowe’en
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Woman Assaulted in Lowestoft’s Britten Centre
Police are appealing for witnesses following an attack on a woman at the Britten Centre in Lowestoft.
