Pages On: Faulty Work Equipment
Whilst fault equipment at work is a rare occurrence, it can often prove extremely dangerous. Equipment doesn’t have to be broken or dysfunctional to prove hazardous, sometimes design oversights to safety controls can be fatal to workers. If something has failed in its proper operation which you use for work, and has caused you injury, you probably stand a good chance of claiming work accident compensation.
Product Liability Compensation Claims
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Have you suffered a personal injury because of a faulty product? Our solicitors** for Manchester could help you claim product liability compensation. Our experts have a wealth of knowledge and experience in recovering compensation for people affected by defective goods and products. Making A Product Liability Claim For Defective Goods We use goods and products for most of the things we do in our everyday lives, and never think that they could cause us harm. When a product is faulty, this means that there is something wrong with one of…
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Over half a million paid out by police force
Posted: 25 August 2014
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Asbestos Exposure, Criminal Injury and Assault, Faulty Work Equipment, Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A total of £589,000 has been paid out in compensation and legal fees by West Midlands Police in 2013/14. Among the 26 personal injury claims made against the force, officers injured during personal safety training exercises made up three of the successful claims. On top of this, other successful claimants included those who had injured themselves moving furniture, tripping in a hole in the office floor and falling from a faulty office chair. Of the half a million paid out, £328,100 was paid in compensation, and £260,900 was paid to…
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Aircraft engineer wins £600k
Posted: 27 July 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury, Faulty Work Equipment, Leg Injuries, Public Transport, Workplace Injuries
An engineer at Manchester Airport has been awarded a £600,000 payout after the tyre he was inflating was blown up at a pressure 14x higher than expected by faulty equipment. Hendrik Donkers endured a four-year legal battle following the accident, in which he lost both his arm and a leg, before compensation was offered. The father of one had been inflating a tyre that significantly over-inflated due to faulty equipment, causing it to explode on the tarmac. Lufthansa and UK firm Storm Aviation – who provided Mr Donkers with the faulty…
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Border guards sue government over dangerous uniform
Posted: 16 July 2014
Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Workplace Injuries
Around 250 Border Control guards have claimed for compensation after their new uniforms caused “chemical-type burns”. The guards argue that the chemicals and dyes used to make the uniforms are causing severe skin conditions. The border guards have claimed for hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation as the uniforms are burning and irritating their skin. It was heard by ISU trade union general secretary, Lucy Moreton, that the staff are now being forced to wear silk “burn garments” beneath their uniforms to prevent the material from coming into contact…
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The risks of food manufacturing
Posted: 14 March 2013
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Faulty Work Equipment, Finger Injuries, Hand Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A number of recent cases reported by the Health and Safety Executive have highlighted the risks faced by workers in the food manufacturing sector. Unguarded machinery leads to loss of thumb In one case, an employee at a crisp manufacturer in Newport lost his thumb while working with an unguarded machine. He was attempting to clear a blockage from a potato sorting machine when one of the gloves he was wearing got caught between the rollers and his right thumb was severed. Apparently, the usual company procedure was to use…
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Bolton fabric firm fined over employee's injuries
Posted: 24 January 2013
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Faulty Work Equipment, Workplace Injuries
A Bolton fabric firm has been fined after an employee was badly injured when he was flipped around a large rotating roller. The HSE investigation found that the 39-year-old was trying to straighten a crease on a roll of fabric as it was being wound up when his clothes became caught in the mechanism. He was dragged around the roller three times, suffering cracked ribs and bruising to the side of his body. Trafford Magistrates’ Court heard that there were no guards on the machine to prevent workers from accessing…
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