RNN media information for journalists and the press - Press Releases - Company fined after worker suffers horrific head injuries - Regional News Network: A West Midlands company has been fined after a worker suffered severe head injuries in a pneumatic metal press.
Wayne Hill, a maintenance engineer at H&E Knowles (Lye) Limited, was repairing the press when it unexpectedly started working and crushed his head. He was trapped for around ten minutes before colleagues were able to free him.
His nose and jaw were broken, his upper lip ripped off and he bit through his tongue. Mr Hill, 42, of Lye, Stourbridge, also sustained lacerations to the back of his head and neck, muscular damage to his left arm, severe neck pain and scratches and bruising to his left side.
He needed extensive reconstructive surgery and has been left with reduced sensitivity in his upper lip and nose, pain in his teeth and scarring to his shoulder. He underwent counselling after suffering nightmares and flashbacks.
Mr Hill was off work for nearly five months but has since returned to the company.
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