An employee being caught in machinery at work and suffering injury and loss could be entitled to pursue compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis with our leading accident claims team.
Stringent health and safety law in the UK means that this kind of incident should never really happen. However, employees can be injured in this way, and we do take cases forward where there has been a breach of important workplace regulations. Where there has been a breach, and an employee has been injured, that is when they could be eligible to pursue a claim for personal injury compensation now.
Claiming compensation for being caught in machinery at work
An employee injured from being caught in machinery at work could be entitled to pursue compensation for any injuries sustained on a No Win, No Fee basis. Health and safety regulations at work are stringent, and they are particularly stringent when it comes to work equipment. In terms of dangerous equipment with moving parts or exposed areas, it is obvious to see how employees could risk serious injury and loss.
Broadly speaking, workplace equipment regulations should prevent employees being exposed to moving parts and being caught in machinery at work. This can be easily achieved by having guards in place, as well as automatic shut-off mechanisms and other safety triggers in place. This is in addition to policies and procedures to ensure employees are fully trained in respect of the risks, and equipment being fully risk assessed to avoid the likelihood of an injury occurring.
If there was more that an employer should have done to have prevented an injury at work in this way, the victim who has suffered injury and loss could be entitled to pursue a claim for compensation. The best thing to do is contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.
A recent incident published by the HSE
There was a recent publication from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in respect of a worker being caught in machinery at their place of employment. According to the HSE, this incident happened at the end of 2020 and involved an employee being drawn into the rolling mechanism of a conveyor machine in a Nestle factory.
According to the investigation that was launched by the HSE, it found that the company had failed to properly assess the risks that the rollers could pose for employees, and that appropriate guards were not in place. In the incident, a technician employee was reportedly investigating a problem with the machine and, whilst checking it, his sleeve was caught in the roller. The HSE said that the incident could have been easily avoided, and Nestle subsequently pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations at work. Nestle was fined £800,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £8,000 as well.
Free, no-obligation legal advice now
At The Injury Lawyers, we are huge believers in access to justice, which is why we work on a No Win, No Fee basis for the clients we represent. But to get to that stage, you need to know whether you have a case that could succeed.
That is why we do not charge generally for claims assessments. In most circumstances, we can provide free, no-obligation legal advice to let you know quickly if your case is one that we can take forward. If we can take it forward, the decision is then completely yours as to whether you pursue the case or not.