Comments on: Hand Injury Compensation Claims

By: Bagel Factory Worker Loses Fingers | First4lawyers

Bagel Factory Worker Loses Fingers | First4lawyers — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:07:27 +0000

[...] Patel, a bagel factory worker from Harrow, suffered a serious accident at work that resulted in him losing two fingers. As with so many accident claims in the food manufacturing industry, Mr Patel had been tasked with [...]

By: Chicken Company Fined After Worker’s Hand Skinned | First4lawyers

Chicken Company Fined After Worker’s Hand Skinned | First4lawyers — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:43:02 +0000

[...] at work of all his employees." When one of Crown Chicken Limited's employees suffered serious hand injuries in an accident at work, Health and Safety Executive inspectors revealed a number of health and [...]

By: Tyneside Manufacturer Handed Fine After Worker Loses Fingers | First4lawyers

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:40:41 +0000

[...] Burke lost his little finger and suffered partial amputations to the other fingers on his right hand during the accident. Sadly, surgeons were unable to save Mr Burke's little finger; although, doctors may be able to [...]

By: McVities Biscuits Fined After Worker Loses Fingers in Mixing Machine | First4lawyers

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:13:23 +0000

[...] blades as she removed the blockage. As a result, the employee lost two of the fingers on her right hand when she came into contact with the [...]

By: Frozen Vegetable Supplier in Court After Worker Loses Finger | First4lawyers

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:58:14 +0000

[...] present behind the perspex guard, the worker's fingers became trapped between a pallet and the conveyor, which culminated in the amputation (tip to first [...]

By: Worker Loses Fingers in Food Blender Accident | First4lawyers

Worker Loses Fingers in Food Blender Accident | First4lawyers — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:23:19 +0000

[...] machine, he came into contact with the unguarded rotating blade. Consequently, he sustained serious injuries to his right hand including amputations to three fingers and his [...]

By: Motoring Manufacturer Fined After Worker’s Fingertip Severed | First4lawyers

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:07:26 +0000

[...] Federal Mogul Bradford Limited, a manufacturer of precision parts for the motoring industry, has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £5,000 at Bradford Magistrates' Court following an accident involving one of its workers last year. On the 10th March 2009, 57-year-old Allan Formoy had been operating machinery in the normal course of his employment when a problem occurred. A mechanical jam affected a machine used to supply a grinding line with metal pins, so Mr Formoy attempted to resolve the problem manually. Whilst reaching into the machine to clear the blockage, Mr Formoy made contact with an unguarded and dangerous part of the machinery that consequently severed the tip of one of his fingers. [...]

By: Worker’s Finger Severed by Spice Mixing Machine | First4lawyers

Worker’s Finger Severed by Spice Mixing Machine | First4lawyers — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:25:37 +0000

[...] had been preparing a spice mixing machine for use in the prescribed manner before he extended his hand into the discharge hatch, which housed rotating paddles. Unfortunately, the worker's hand came into [...]