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A woman who almost died after her ponytail got pulled into a machine at work has been awarded a seven-figure out of court settlement from her former employer. ‌

Anna Rachfal’s hair will never grow back after her scalp and ear were ripped off in the horrific incident in 2019. ‌

Mum-of-two Anna worked for P&D Engineering Ltd in Coventry when her ponytail became caught in a rotating drill she was operating. ‌

The company was later fined £62,000 after a Health and Safety Executive investigation found the drill should have been fitted with a guard, something P&D had already identified in its own risk assessment, but chose to ignore.

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Anna, who has so far undergone 14 bouts of surgery, described the fine as “humiliating” and pursued her own civil acti

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