Welder in work accident
Work accident compensation has recently been awarded to a welder who suffered a work accident which left him blind as well as paralysed down one side.
A 39-year-old Eckington man, suffered injury to the head while working on the factory floor where he was employed. A 5-tonne metal sheet, which had swung out of control while being moved in a tandem lift, struck him on the head.
The mans employer, has since been ordered to pay the man work accident compensation; they are being held accountable for breaches of health & safety regulations, which ultimately led to the mans injuries. His employer were found not to have carried out a proper risk assessment, and had also failed to ensure that the tandem lift which caused the accident was being properly supervised.
The victim stated: “I am very happy about it. It will help me to get the care that I need because I need someone around 24 hours a day.”
His mother added: “I just can't explain what we have been through. At first they gave him just four days. All the family were there every day and we were there all night when they did the first operation.”
Updated on 11/22/2010