So I nearly died yesterday. How to claim?

I used to stick my fingers into plug sockets on a regular basis when I was a little one (true story). Never did me any harm.
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I don't understand, What is this bracket you were moving? Should the machine not be isolated before ANY work is done to the actual machine?
 
They will be atleast 13a minimum for this kind of appliance - quite likely higher - so that he nearly died isn't so far fetched.

I'd ignore most of the posts on here and seek professional advice on the matter there is a potential scenario for negligence here tho it could be as likely your own as the company you work for or a 3rd party we can't really tell without more information - but you can't really leave it in a situation where someone else could potentially be at risk.
 
Pick up the phone, call one of the comapnies that then rape us all in the backside for any type of insurance going up next year!

Your alive, embrace that and do something with your life!

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Rroff said:
They will be atleast 13a minimum for this kind of appliance - quite likely higher - so that he nearly died isn't so far fetched.

I'd ignore most of the posts on here and seek professional advice on the matter there is a potential scenario for negligence here tho it could be as likely your own as the company you work for or a 3rd party we can't really tell without more information - but you can't really leave it in a situation where someone else could potentially be at risk.
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I think youre talking about the mcb/fuse, the rcd has nothing to do with current supplied. Its do with the imbalance between the neutral and line.
So 30ma sounds about right.
 
Abraxaz1 said:
I think youre talking about the mcb/fuse, the rcd has nothing to do with current supplied. Its do with the imbalance between the neutral and line.
So 30ma sounds about right.
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Yes it will be fused for atleast 13amp probably more for industrial appliances, we can only guess at the imbalance and actual current draw, but depending on how good the RCD is it could be fairly potential for it to be a fatal amperage (if there is lapse health and safety in play here who is to say the RCD is setup properly).

EDIT: Thats kind of rubbish as theres too many unknown potential factors that could influence the imbalance.
 
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Potentially fatal yes, There is no guarantee that a RCD will trip when it is meant to.

Still would like to know what this bracket and sensor is? Are you meant to move them? Do you need tools to move them?

work should not be started on an appliance until it is isolated.
 
I don't really get why people are so vexxed about people claiming where their life has been affected detrimentally & considerably, by somebody else. If I were laid up for a month and unable to lift a box without being in pain for 2 hours, then I'd be wanting some recompense for my life being affected.

Make sure there is a full roots cause analysis of the incident, including what trainnig you were given, equipment suitability, etc.
 
ZG002 said:
Potentially fatal yes, There is no guarantee that a RCD will trip when it is meant to.

Still would like to know what this bracket and sensor is? Are you meant to move them? Do you need tools to move them?

work should not be started on an appliance until it is isolated.
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From the limited information is sounds like the entire spur should have an isolation switch that should be tripped for maintenance and reset when maintenance is complete. The whole setup sounds a bit odd to me.
 
So you messed with something that you've already admitted to not being trained to mess with. This something gave you an electic shock because you messed with it. The thing which stops idiocy like yours causing fatality worked.

Now you want money because you could have died?

Lol.
 
arctine said:
So you messed with something that you've already admitted to not being trained to mess with. This something gave you an electic shock because you messed with it. The thing which stops idiocy like yours causing fatality worked.

Now you want money because you could have died?

Lol.
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That's how I am seeing it myself. Unless this bracket and sensor are just something on a trailing lead that is meant to be moved. If he has dismantled something while the machine was live then :o
 
ZG002 said:
Not really,

It sounds like a 16a/32a RCD socket outlet to me

http://www.screwfix.com/p/mk-comman...25wJhG221q8w2DhLjW1DtcrjDc6Yg1CNQnP!312381625

Fairly common place in commercial/light industrial settings.

Edit: Oh you mean they should be isolating before cleaning? not just "putting bags over" equipment, Yeah sounds like bad practice to me also.
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Well IP44 is rated for light spray but if they are having to bag it, sounds to me like as mentioned earlier they should be IP66 or similiar. If what the OP was doing is part of his job then they should really be isolating the entire spur until everything is reconnected... thats assuming the OP wasn't doing something he wasn't supposed to.

EDIT: Ouch my knowledge of this is hopelessly outdated I thought those were 13amp not 16amp.
 
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