So I nearly died yesterday. How to claim?
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If it was caused by a third party then up to you, sue if you want to but knowing a few people who have gone through these injury liars, sorry lawyers, you rarely end up with much and it is a lot of hassle and stress.
If it was a colleague or your employer that caused it (or even a good client of your employer) then I wouldn't bother as I think it's a bit off suing your employer or annoying your employer - a bit dumb to bite the hand that feeds you if you ask me.
I'd have blown a fuse if it was me - but I have a short temper
If it was a colleague or your employer that caused it (or even a good client of your employer) then I wouldn't bother as I think it's a bit off suing your employer or annoying your employer - a bit dumb to bite the hand that feeds you if you ask me.
I'd have blown a fuse if it was me - but I have a short temper
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Thanks for highlighting - I would have never figured it out...
/sarcasm
Sorry I couldn't resist.
I suppose your at ohm taking it easy.
Didn't it get put in the accident book, when I got zapped at work, hse came & had a poke around.
When working on electric trust NO one, always check it yourself before doing work.
Didn't it get put in the accident book, when I got zapped at work, hse came & had a poke around.
When working on electric trust NO one, always check it yourself before doing work.
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Hey
I work in a factory, my job is set up the machines for the morning workers to use.
There is a team of cleaners, who have to bag off all electrics on the machines, and hose down all the machines as I work in the food industry everything has to be clean.
3 machines are on wheels, I have to bring them out from a room and put them by the conveyor belts to use. I then plug them in. Yesterday, I plugged the machine in, and the bracket for the sensor was on the wrong side.I removed the bracket no problem, as I held the bracket to put it back on, I received a bloody hurtful shock, and the RCD (30ma) tripped out.
The ambulance, fire brigade (!) and emergency response team arrived to treat me. I went to hospital and got discharged a few hours later.
When I arrived back at work, the other 2 machines had been found out to be faulty. Water had got into the electrics on all 3 machines. The guy who had cleaned all 3 had not bagged them off, and water was happily sitting in the 240v plugs.
Due to his neglect, I could have died. It is not my job to remove plugs and check for water, the supervisor of the cleaning team is tere to check yet have done their job properly.
Thanks for the speed replies! This place is busy
I work in a factory, my job is set up the machines for the morning workers to use.
There is a team of cleaners, who have to bag off all electrics on the machines, and hose down all the machines as I work in the food industry everything has to be clean.
3 machines are on wheels, I have to bring them out from a room and put them by the conveyor belts to use. I then plug them in. Yesterday, I plugged the machine in, and the bracket for the sensor was on the wrong side.I removed the bracket no problem, as I held the bracket to put it back on, I received a bloody hurtful shock, and the RCD (30ma) tripped out.
The ambulance, fire brigade (!) and emergency response team arrived to treat me. I went to hospital and got discharged a few hours later.
When I arrived back at work, the other 2 machines had been found out to be faulty. Water had got into the electrics on all 3 machines. The guy who had cleaned all 3 had not bagged them off, and water was happily sitting in the 240v plugs.
Due to his neglect, I could have died. It is not my job to remove plugs and check for water, the supervisor of the cleaning team is tere to check yet have done their job properly.
Thanks for the speed replies! This place is busy
Talk to a lawyer.
Those no win no fee ads you get on the tele are actually not a con... kind of.
Girlfriend works for a company that does that kind of work (not her department) and they're genuine. You call up and talk through with a claims advisor that will either accept of deny your case. The way they cover their backs is by only accepting claims they think they'll win.
If they take your case and you lose you have no fee. If you win although they say they'll "take all costs from the other side" this is obviously a proportion of the money you would have won should you have chosen to pay a lawyer up front.
Regardless it takes little effort to call one of these company's on their free phone numbers and see what they say.
Those no win no fee ads you get on the tele are actually not a con... kind of.
Girlfriend works for a company that does that kind of work (not her department) and they're genuine. You call up and talk through with a claims advisor that will either accept of deny your case. The way they cover their backs is by only accepting claims they think they'll win.
If they take your case and you lose you have no fee. If you win although they say they'll "take all costs from the other side" this is obviously a proportion of the money you would have won should you have chosen to pay a lawyer up front.
Regardless it takes little effort to call one of these company's on their free phone numbers and see what they say.
I'm all for trying to help you out but seriously that "it's not my job" kind of attitude rubs me the wrong way.
I see people like that every day and I want to give every one of them a slap. With your example you might want to reconsider that maybe it should be part of your job if by someone else not doing it correctly you end up in hospital - especially when it appears to be fairly straight forward.
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Have had plenty of 240v shocks, feels like
On a serious note, it's probably muscular pain you're feeling in your chest.
On a serious note, it's probably muscular pain you're feeling in your chest.
I am not an electrician.
From my experience when people are working with tools or machines they have been trained and signed that they have been trained in checking all parts of the equipment before use. Usual standard / covering employers butt in case someone does something stupid.
If you havent been trained to check all parts of the equipment before use, then you might have a case. If you have signed off for tool box talks/training/H&S on the equipment or anything like that when starting then its your own fault for not doing the job you signed for.
If you havent been trained to check all parts of the equipment before use, then you might have a case. If you have signed off for tool box talks/training/H&S on the equipment or anything like that when starting then its your own fault for not doing the job you signed for.
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I'm not a lawyer, but what would you be sueing them for? You haven't lost any earnings and you have been discharged from hospital the same day? I think you should be more thankful that your factory has up to date electrics and that the RCD kicked in than looking to sue someone.
Why shouldn't you be able to rely on somebody else doing their job properly? If you drive a train for a living, should you be expected to inspect the brakes etc before setting off, or do you trust that the people who are responsible for maintaining them did their job properly?
I'm unable to attend work due to a very painful chest. Sick pay does not compare to my wage.
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