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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have created a number of guidelines and regulations to prevent workers becoming injured in horrific accidents at work. One of their guidelines state that a risk assessment should be carried out before an employee carries out work, and that everything should be done to make that risk as low as possible.<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail<\/a> reports of a man who has suffered horrific burns to his face after he was engulfed in a fireball at work. <\/p>\n

David Lightfoot had been asked to do some welding work on a silo at a chemical plant. The silo contained 380-tons of highly inflammable Terephthalic acid, a raw material used in the plastics industry. The Daily Mail reported that as soon as Mr. Lightfoot began to weld, a fireball engulfed his head.
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\nWhen talking about his injuries, Mr. Lightfoot said:<\/p>\n

“A colleague helped to get the flames out and I ran to put water on my face. To be honest I actually felt almost no pain at all, because I was in shock. But later in A&E, an incredible pain kicked in and my face swelled to the size of a pumpkin. I’m having ongoing treatment including seeing a plastic surgeon and I’m very aware of my appearance and feel self-conscious in social situations. This accident has changed my life. I feel really clumsy and I also suffer from balance problems as well as felling very depressed at times.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Carol Jackson, of specialist industrial injury solicitors, said: \u201cDavid\u2019s accident was entirely preventable. The work he was asked to do should have been planned in advance and the dangers identified. There were 380-tons of this material in the silo on a site where health and safety should have been paramount. We are proceeding with civil action on his behalf to reach a settlement which will compensate him financially for his pain and suffering both physically and psychological.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you have been involved in an accident at work and would like to make an injury compensation claim<\/a>, contact The Injury Lawyers for free legal advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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