Dyson fined £1.2m after milling machine fell on worker

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The company has been fined after a 1.5 tonne machine fell on a worker at its Wiltshire factory.

Dyson has been fined over a million pounds after an employee was injured when a milling machine fell on him.

Swindon Magistrates Court heard that the worker had been moving a 1.5 tonne milling machine along with a colleague when the incident occurred in August 2019.They lifted it up with a five-tonne jack, and were replacing some wheels with wooden blocks when it fell.Its investigators found that Dyson had not provided "suitable and sufficient information, instruction and training" to its staff.

 

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Not nearly enough!

They will increase their extortionate prices of their products to recoup fine.

This will be the same Dyson who on question time a number of years ago, said he supported Brexit to erode the rights workers had through being part of the EU...

Did someone turn all the fans on...

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