|
Were you injured when using Defective Equipment at work?
Does your employer check your work equipment regularly?
Were you using the right tool for the job?
Did your employer even think about how the job could be safely done with the right equipment?
Many injuries are caused because employers do not comply with the law. Your employer should supply you with the right equipment for the job you are doing. If you are not using the right equipment an accident is more likely. If the equipment is broken or defective in some way your employer will be liable even if your employer did not know that the equipment was defective.
Under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 your employer must supply you with suitable equipment in good working condition.
Our team of specialist work accident solicitors have won many claims for injuries caused by tripping at work.
Common accidents caused by defective or inappropriate equipment include:-
-
Ladders which collapse because they are are not maintained properly.
-
Ladders which are too short for the job
-
Tools which are broken
-
Machines which do not have guards to prevent fingers and hands being caught in dangerous machinery
-
Makeshift solutions for problems at work when proper planning would have told the employer what equipment to use
-
Bodged adaptation of the wrong work equipment to do a job the equipment was not designed to do
Common injuries caused by defective or unsuitable equipment include:-
-
Fractures to wrists, arms and legs caused by falls from unsuitable ladders
-
Amputations and crush injuries to hands and fingers caused when using machines without adequate guards or fences
Our team of specialist solicitors deal with many defective work equipment accident claims. We can often pursue your claim for compensation on a 'no win no fee' basis. We will advise you on the merits of your case. We will gather the evidence and advise you on how best to put your case forward. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
We offer a genuine 'no fee' service*, taking nothing from our client's compensation and making no charges for our services, insurance, loans or credit agreements.
| To start your claim now please call us FREE on 0800 11 88 99 or complete the online form with a brief description of your accident and we will contact you shortly. |
*Except in Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) claims against Untraced Drivers where because not all costs can be recovered from the MIB a fee may be charged and for claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) where a fee is deducted from compensation recovered because no legal costs can be recovered from the CICA.
Related Defective Equipment Work Accident Claims NewsTwo former metal fabricating company directors have been fined £2,000 after a 57-year-old worker's fingers were crushed by a hydraulic press.
A firm has been fined after a worker's hand was badly injured in a machine used to coat paper with resin to produce backing for laminated products. A frozen vegetable supplier has been fined over an incident which saw a worker's finger amputated.
An engineering company in Wales has been fined £8,000 after an employee severed his fingers in an unguarded machine.
A member of crew aboard a ferry has been left injured after becoming crushed in a hydraulic door. An explosion at a food factory in Staffordshire has injured 28 people, an ambulance service has confirmed.
Manufacturing firm ADA Machining Services has been handed a fine of £26,000 after a worker suffered a series of injuries in a workplace accident - including the loss of his finger,. A manufacturing company has been fined £10,000 after a worker's fingertip was severed in an industrial accident.
The Health and Safety Executive has highlighted the standards covering machinery guards after an incident at a bread manufacturer resulted in an employee having his finger amputated.
A Warwickshire construction company has been ordered to pay more than £8,000 after an incident in which an employee lost his arm.
Defective Equipment Work Accident Claims Case StudiesOut of court settlement agreed for lorry driver Settlement for injuries caused by defective machine at work Facial and Neck injuries suffered when operating the door of a crusher
|
