A bakery worker was found dead at home four days after being treated for an arm injury sustained at work, an inquest has heard.
It has been reported that an employee crushed his arm in machinery while supervising dough as it fell into tins at a Warburtons plant in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.
The deceased subsequently had a skin graft procedure at Nottingham City Hospital.
The company previously accepted liability for the injury and received a seven-figure fine in 2017.
The medical cause of death was recorded as: (1a) "Acute pyelonephritis" (a bacterial infection causing inflammation of the kidneys) and (2) "Myocardial scarring" (the accumulation of fibrous tissue resulting from some form of trauma to the cardiac tissue).
Amongst an employer’s specific duties to their employees are the duties:
- To provide a safe place of work
- To provide suitable plant and equipment
- To provide a safe system of work
- To provide competent fellow employees
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