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Safety failing at brick manufacturing plant

Brick manufacturer Wienerberger has been fined £20,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when he was crushed on a conveyor belt at its Hartlebury, Worcestershire factory.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) told Kidderminster Magistrates' Court that the 48-year-old man, who does not want to be named, was fixing a fault on the brick packaging ...
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