The steel giant is told to pay a multimillion-pound fine for breaching health and safety regulations at the firm's Corby plant.
Tata Steel must pay more than £2m for safety breaches after two workers at the company’s Northamptonshire site suffered serious injuries.
Tata Steel must pay more than £2m for safety breaches after two workers at the company’s Northamptonshire site suffered serious injuries.
A health and safety investigation found the guarding
on two of the machines at the site was inadequate when two men, aged 26
and 52, suffered injuries to their hands at the steel giant's site in
Corby.
HSE Inspector Mark Austin said: "Guarding of dangerous parts of machinery is a fundamental of ensuring workers' safety.
"HSE will not hesitate to hold those accountable who do not fulfil their legal obligations, especially if that results in someone receiving life-changing injuries."
The Northampton Crown Court heard the 26-year-old lost two thirds of his left hand after trying to clear a blockage in the machinery, and the older man lost two-thirds of his little finger when his hand was caught in a lathe.
The incidents happened in September 2014 and February 2015 respectively.
Tata Steel was ordered to pay a fine of £1,985,000 and costs of £22,500 by Judge Rupert Mayo, who said the men suffered injuries which were the result of "two subsequent and avoidable incidents."
The steel giant pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act.
HSE Inspector Mark Austin said: "Guarding of dangerous parts of machinery is a fundamental of ensuring workers' safety.
"HSE will not hesitate to hold those accountable who do not fulfil their legal obligations, especially if that results in someone receiving life-changing injuries."
The Northampton Crown Court heard the 26-year-old lost two thirds of his left hand after trying to clear a blockage in the machinery, and the older man lost two-thirds of his little finger when his hand was caught in a lathe.
The incidents happened in September 2014 and February 2015 respectively.
Tata Steel was ordered to pay a fine of £1,985,000 and costs of £22,500 by Judge Rupert Mayo, who said the men suffered injuries which were the result of "two subsequent and avoidable incidents."
The steel giant pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act.
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