Compensation claim may follow after serious injury at work

Compensation claim may follow after serious injury at work
A man from Gateshead may make a claim for personal injury compensation after suffering a traumatic injury at work. Both his feet were crushed in the incident and as a result, his right leg was amputated below the knee.

The man was part of a maintenance team at Spartan UK Ltd. The incident occurred when they were removing large mill rollers as part of a cleaning exercise. His co-worker was unaware that he was standing on the mill and activated hydraulic side arms which in turn crushed the man’s feet against the conveyor rollers.

It is understood that the man may never work again due to the severity of his injuries.

Spartan UK Ltd was subsequently prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The Gateshead Magistrates’ Court ordered the company to pay a fine of ?40,000 plus costs of ?9,757.99 after it pleaded guilty to breaching the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

A future claim brought by the employee for injury compensation will include his pain, suffering and loss of amenity, as well as past and future loss of earnings, care and assistance costs, rehabilitation costs, and the cost associated with adapting his home and transport due to the extent of his injuries.

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