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.
Weed killer flame gun proven fatal after man suffers leathal burns
Posted: 26 August 2015
Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Personal Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A flame gun, typically used to kill garden weeds as a replacement to chemical killers, has killed a man after exploding into flames. 86-year-old Francis Dunlop was a keen gardener and had been using the device in his back garden in Bourne, Lincolnshire when the accident happened in June. An alert has been sent out throughout the EU warning anyone who has this product not to use it due to “serious risk” or burns or fire. Mr Dunlop’s device burst into flames during use, causing him to suffer fatal burns.…
Read MoreSheffield council owes huge compensation bill
Posted: 13 June 2014
Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries
Sheffield Council is to face a huge compensation bill following the number of accidents that happened in the last five years. With the total compensation to be paid-out standing at around £16million, a child injured in a playground and an injury caused by a bollard are among the many claims that expect compensation from the council. A total of 3,145 legal claims were made against the council between 2008 and 2013. The total of these claims came to £16,597,794, which included personal injury claims, property and car damage claims, and loss…
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