{"id":16131,"date":"2014-07-04T09:43:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T08:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=16131"},"modified":"2014-07-04T09:43:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T08:43:52","slug":"factory-worker-compensation-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/07\/04\/factory-worker-compensation-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Factory Worker Compensation Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"workAlthough we are fortunate enough to have rather stringent health and safety laws here in the UK that are great at keeping accidents down to a minimum, they still happen. Unfortunately, working in a place like a factory can generally put you at a higher risk of injury. To reflect this, standards need to be high.<\/p>\n

But what happens when you are failed by your employer and you are injured as a factory worker? What are you rights when it comes to making a claim after a factory accident<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Breach of Duty<\/strong><\/p>\n

To win a claim, we need to prove that your employer has breached the important duty they have to keep you safe in the workplace. There are loads of health and safety rules and regulations in place that are designed to make sure employees are protected. So if you are injured because of a breach of the regulations, you employer has likely beached that duty they have for you.<\/p>\n

What are examples?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some common examples can be:<\/p>\n

Injuries caused by machinery<\/span><\/p>\n

Machinery is classed as equipment, and this falls within the scope of The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations<\/em> which states that machinery should:<\/p>\n