A leading sweet manufacturer has been sentenced after part of a worker’s finger was cut off at a Blackpool factory.
The employee at the sweet manufacturer was trying to remove a blockage in one of the sweet-making machines when his left hand was pulled in, severing his index finger to the top knuckle.
The company, which produces liquorice allsorts and sherbet fountains among other sweets, was prosecuted following an investigation into the incident. It found the worker had been able to reach the rotating parts in the machine while the power was still on.
The 25-year-old from Blackpool was operating the machine when it became blocked. He removed the guard to clear the blockage when the rotating wheels that flatten the sweet mixture caught his hand.