Tyre business fined £54,000 after worker dragged into machine

An Essex-based tyre refurbishment company has been fined £54,000 after a worker was severely injured after being dragged into a machine.

The incident occurred in August 2021 at D&D Commercial Services Limited's premises in Rainham.

Neal Hetherington, 42, from Woodford Green, was working on a tyre buffing machine when he was caught by his t-shirt, which pulled him into the spinning blades of the machine.