Personal Injury And Defective Machinery

An accident involving a defective machine can often be quite serious and scary for the injured party. Our team of experts at First Personal Injury understand that you may be experiencing great stress if you are injured in an accident at work. If this happens it is very likely that you would like to make a claim for compensation to help with the costs of recovering from your injuries. Contact our team to make a defective machinery claim.

To assess your claim, contact us on 0800 808 9740 or online.

Defective Machine Accidents At Work

Your employer has a duty of care to protect your health and safety in the workplace. In order to protect you, they are expected to follow any relevant health and safety procedures that are relevant to their industry. These procedures will also include regularly risk assessing and checking any machines that are used in your work environment. Your employer must:

• Provide the correct type of work equipment for your job so that you can safely perform your job role.
• Provide proper training and information to any employee using the equipment as part of their job role. The equipment should also be fitted with suitable safety features, such as stop controls, guards and warning signs.
• You should be provided with personal protective equipment (PPE) so that you can safely complete your job role without fear of injury. For example, if your job role involves using a chain saw, you should be provided with gloves and goggles.
• The equipment and machinery that is used in your job should regularly be risk assessed and any risks should be identified and fixed/brought to the attention of other employees.

If your employer fails to perform any of these steps and you are injured because the equipment that you use for your job role has become defective, you could be able to claim. To find out whether you can make a defective machinery claim, contact First Personal Injury as soon as possible. To find out more about the health and safety measures that should be put in place in regard to machines, visit the Health and Safety Executive website.

Machinery In The Workplace

There are many different types of machines that are used within a work environment. Certain Some common machine categories within which an item could become defective include:

• Electronic items – such as a kettle, toaster, computer or a TV.
• Power tools and handheld tools – such as saws or soldering equipment.
• Ladders and scaffolding.
• Factory machinery – such as a conveyor belt.
• Loading bay doors.
• Medical related machinery – such as pacemakers.
• Office-related equipment – such as printers, computers and scanners.

This list is not extensive. Any type of machinery could potentially become defective and cause an injury to the person using it. Some of the types of machinery listed above may not be present within your workplace. For example, if you work on a construction site, you’re more likely to use power tools than if you work in an office. No matter the type of machinery that was involved in your accident, you deserve to claim if you’ve been injured by defective machinery.

If you’ve suffered an injury that was caused by defective machinery within the workplace, you could be able to claim compensation as a result. Your employer has a duty to protect you within the workplace and if they have failed to do so, you could be able to claim compensation as a result.

Types Of Defective Machinery Claims

There are many different types of injuries that could be caused by faulty machinery. Some of the most common injury types involving defective machinery are:

• Crushing injuries – a machine could malfunction and cause a crushing accident. For example, if a heavy-set door that is programmed to remain open unless a button is pressed closes without the button being pressed, this could cause an injury.
• Loss of limbs or fingers/toes.
• Lacerations and cuts.
• Broken or fractured bones.
• Head trauma – such as a concussion.
• Brain damage.
• Whiplash.
• Loss of hearing.
• Loss of sight.

If you’ve suffered any of the injuries listed above, or any other type of injury, that was caused by faulty equipment, you could be able to make a claim. To find out whether you can claim for your injuries, contact First Personal Injury as soon as possible.

Defective Machine Claim Compensation

There are many different types of injuries that you could suffer due to an accident involving a defective machine. The amount of compensation that you are awarded for your defective machinery claim is therefore unique to each case because each case is unique in itself. The amount of compensation that you are awarded will be determined by two categories: general damages and special damages.

General Damages

General damages refers to the physical and emotional damage caused by your injuries. In the simplest terms, it refers to compensation for pain and suffering. This type of compensation also covers any losses of amenity, aka a decrease in ability to function, that has arisen from the injuries sustained in an accident. Compensation will be awarded based upon the severity of these factors, understanding that the higher the severity of the injuries, the worse the pain/suffering and impact upon your life. To view estimates for personal injury types, visit our compensation calculator.

Special Damages

Special damages compensation refers to compensation that covers the financial losses and expenses incurred as a result of an accident or medical negligence. Special damages could help to reclaim a loss of income if you have been unable to work due to your injuries. Similarly, if you have had to pay to go a medical appointment or if you had to pay to travel to a medical appointment, you could be able to claim these medical costs back.

You should keep detailed records of any receipts or other documents which help to outline any relevant financial losses relating to your injuries. These can later be used during your personal injury case to try and determine how much dermabrasion injury compensation you are owed. Once again, you should speak to a personal injury solicitor directly to understand how much compensation you are likely to be owed.

Making Personal Injury Claims

If you have suffered a personal injury, you may be entitled to receive compensation. First Personal Injury solicitors are available to assist you and ensure that you win the compensation that you deserve.

First Personal Injury work with both families and individuals across England and Wales, leading them on their legal journey and helping them claim compensation after an accident or injury. Contact our specialist team to begin the process, either by phone on 0800 808 9740 or through our online form.