An employee getting their arm entangled in the roller of a conveyor belt is a common scenario in today’s workplaces. It’s a shame really because the law and the duty for employers to abide by is so crystal clear that there should never be an excuse for it happening. But sadly we take on claims like this all of the time.
The injuries of course can be very serious indeed. So if your arm has been entangled in the roller of a conveyor belt at work, what are your rights?
Your legal rights explained
As a firm of expert lawyers who help people making work accident claims all the time, we pride ourselves on our ability to communicate to our clients in plain English. No one wants any fancy ‘lawyer talk’ that’s going to leave you confused about where you stand.
That being said, when it comes to conveyor belt injury claims, I can quote you some important regulations that are as clear as they are written. It means that your rights are so clear in law that you can tell right away if you can make a claim or not.
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations have a very specific part to address this kind of scenario, and they say as follows:
(a)to prevent access to any dangerous part of machinery or to any rotating stock-bar; or
(b)to stop the movement of any dangerous part of machinery or rotating stock-bar before any part of a person enters a danger zone.
How clear is that, eh? I’d say its crystal clear – your employer is simply responsible for making sure that you cannot access any dangerous parts of machinery. The rollers in a conveyor belt are dangerous moving parts, so your arm should never be allowed to get entangled in them because the law clearly says your employer is responsible for stopping this.
The law goes on to more factors like isolation from energy sources and emergency stop buttons too, as well as guards and rails to stop access to dangerous parts; so you are very well covered by the law.
What this means
What this means is that you should have very good prospects for winning a personal injury claim if your arm is entangled in the rollers of a conveyor belt. We’re normally more than happy to offer you a full no win, no fee guarantee if this has happened to you because we’re confident we can win the case. We can fund the whole thing for you!
The law also means that you are protected when making a claim from your employer. Normally it’s nothing personal, and they should have insurance which exists for the whole purpose of claiming from. It’s like contents insurance – it’s there if you need it. Your money is simply waiting for you to claim it.
Most employers nowadays will actually tell their injured workers to get a lawyer and put in a claim. The process for how it works is nice and streamlined nowadays and we can submit a claim directly to the insurer and look to obtain your payout as soon as possible.
To start a claim or to grab some initial no obligation advice just call 0800 634 7575.
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