{"id":21103,"date":"2019-10-22T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=21103"},"modified":"2019-10-22T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T13:03:00","slug":"claim-compensation-for-being-struck-by-machinery-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2019\/10\/22\/claim-compensation-for-being-struck-by-machinery-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Claim compensation for being struck by machinery at work"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you suffer personal injury as an employee who is struck by machinery at work, you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Workplace regulations are strenuous; especially when it comes to work and plant equipment. The dangers of moving machinery are obvious, and even more so in the case of large machinery that could impact, crush, cut, or otherwise injure employees.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re inured during the course of your employment, and the injury has been caused by being struck by machinery, you may be entitled to make a workplace compensation claim<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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When can you claim for being struck by machinery at work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you have suffered injury and loss as a result of being struck by machinery at work, you may be entitled to compensation where negligence has occurred.<\/p>\n

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations ensure that there ought to be no circumstances where an employee can be injured by equipment. But, despite the legislation we have in place, accidents can still occur.<\/p>\n

More often than not, it\u2019s because the law hasn\u2019t been followed.<\/p>\n

Examples where you may be entitled to compensation can include:<\/p>\n