It was a subcontractor who would perform service and repair work on a machine at the company. The person got stuck with the foot and the leg was pinched. One of the employees at the company would then help and then his hand was withdrawn.

The accident caused the subcontractor to have a complicated lower leg fracture and the employee serious four-finger fracture and / or tendon injuries.

Forced to fine several hundred thousand

SCA is now fined SEK 400,000 on the basis that, according to the criminal law, the company has not done what could have been required to prevent the crime. According to the prosecutor, it is the responsibility of the protection officer to ensure that a sufficiently accurate risk assessment of the machine is made before using it.

- We note that we have not done enough when it comes to risk assessment of the work at which the accident occurred. Nowadays we make sure it's locked and turned off when people move in this area, says Lyngfeldt.