{"id":2673,"date":"2010-07-09T18:07:09","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=2673"},"modified":"2010-07-09T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T17:07:09","slug":"accident-at-work-claims-becoming-more-frequent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/07\/09\/accident-at-work-claims-becoming-more-frequent\/","title":{"rendered":"Accident At Work Claims Becoming More Frequent"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"An accident at work<\/a> can happen more frequently than many of us realise and people need to be aware of the dangers surrounding them. <\/p>\n

Particularly employees who work for manufacturing companies with large machinery, as they are more susceptible to injury. A prime example of this is one gentleman who recently lost 4 of his fingers according to \u201cThe Claim Connection Website\u201d. <\/p>\n

The incident tells us that the gentleman in question was working with a colleague on some machinery which was used to cut plastic. The plastic became jammed in the machine and the gentleman thought his colleague had switched off the machine so he put his hand inside to free the piece of plastic and the guillotine cutter came down and severed four of his fingers.
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This was is a horrific example of an accident in the workplace which shouldn\u2019t have happened. Employers have a duty of care owed to all members of staff and should ensure that their environments are safe to work in so that their staff are safe and don\u2019t suffer injuries.<\/p>\n

The accident above should have been prevented by the employers ensuring that their staff don\u2019t have access to dangerous equipment. <\/p>\n

The Government’s website<\/a> states what to do should you have an accident at work:<\/p>\n