Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:22 am  

Ski wrote:

What do your safe working practices around what you were doing say?

Maybe he wasn't trained in them?

Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:23 am  

to wear gloves if it ever pulls you to kick stop imediatley but it pulled me at such a speed a missed it 1st attempt if it had lifted me any more i would off been killed basicly

Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:23 am  

My old man is Head of Health & Safety for a large multi-national, and have heard of similar instances. The protocol is to stop any machine regardless of if it messes up the job, before you insert anything into the machine to retreive debris etc.

Your manager may get a bit of a b*llocking if he hasnt informed you of safe procedure to work on that machine but did you seriously think putting your hand into a moving, operating, heavyu duty machine was a good idea??

Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:26 am  

Wilde 3 wrote:

My old man is Head of Health & Safety for a large multi-national, and have heard of similar instances. The protocol is to stop any machine regardless of if it messes up the job, before you insert anything into the machine to retreive debris etc.

Your manager may get a bit of a b*llocking if he hasnt informed you of safe procedure to work on that machine but did you seriously think putting your hand into a moving, operating, heavyu duty machine was a good idea??

If he has done it of his own initiative, he may be buggered.

There is something not adding up here. Feels like a classic bmot story.

Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:36 am  

Its a good job he turned the machine of when he did, or it could off been alot worst.

Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:42 am  

You can get free expert legal advice from any experienced solicitor who specialises in workplace injury claims and if you have a case they'll take it on, at no risk to you.

Eg i can tape up ends off tube with machine running aslong as am on the right side off machine where kick stop is.

If you think about it, that is a plain admission that in doing that task with the machine running, there is an actual KNOWN risk of injury. Kerching.

Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:43 am  

Rock God X wrote:

Its a good job he turned the machine of when he did, or it could off been alot worst.

Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:54 am  

[quote="Ferocious Aardvark"]You can get free expert legal advice from any experienced solicitor who specialises in workplace injury claims and if you have a case they'll take it on, at no risk to you.


If you think about it, that is a plain admission that in doing that task with the machine running, there is an actual KNOWN risk of injury. Kerching.[/quote]


Why Kerching? I cant honestly believe the management of the company openly stating that they advise employees to do this risking harm to them and potentially a huge lawsuit. This is down to negligence in my opinion

Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:58 am  

[quote="Wilde 3"]


why is it if thats how i was trained. Also would'nt concider legal advice unless I was sacked for it dew to no jobs out there and good money for what i do.

Re: accident at work : Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:06 am  

Have you signed paperwork to state you are fully trained and authorised to used the machinery in all aspects that may arise?