A retail company has been fined £40,000 after a cleaner was crushed to death by a ten-pin bowling machine.
Inner London Crown Court heard that Ferdinand de la Cruz was working at Hollywood Bowl, Barking, East London when the incident took place on 6 July 2006.The accident was unwitnessed and his body was found trapped underneath the machine by colleagues.
It is believed that he had been cleaning and servicing the machine that clears the skittles, but had not isolated it.While underneath the raised mechanism, it descended on top of him and pinned him to the floor.He suffered serious crush injuries to his chest and died at the scene.
The investigation was led by Newham Council, which identified that the machine had inadequate guarding.
“Our study discovered that machinery used nationally in bowling alleys did not have adequate safety features and therefore posed a risk to centre staff when carrying out repairs and maintenance,” says Councillor Andrew Baikie, the council’s executive member for public protection.
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