Supplier of defective machine fined over farmer fatality

摘要

A farmer suffered fatal head injuries when he was struck by the rotating arms of a bale-wrapping machine, which had a fault in its design. The HSE prosecuted the manufacturer of the equipment, McHale Engineering Ltd, of Co Mayo, in Ireland, for supplying the defective machine in 2001, although the fatal incident did not occur until 28 May 2009.