Production Line system flaw costs Jaguar worker his leg

摘要

In this feature, we look at an incident in which a worker at Jaguar Land Rover's plant in Solihull lost a leg during a four vehicle shunt on the production line. The incident cost the car manufacturer ￡949,800 in fines and costs and resulted in significant changes on its production line. The case is particularly interesting because it shows how a highly detailed system of work - in a company that the judge accepted took health and safety seriously - can nevertheless fail.