Robert Burton

Ms H worked as a warehouse operative in a distribution centre.  Her job was to pick items from shelves and load them into cage sfor delivery. She had done this for three years.  On the day of the accident, she was pulling a strap, that had no visible damage, across a cage to prevent items from falling out.  The strap snapped and caused her to fall backwards. She put out her hand to break her fall and was in immediate pain.

She reported the accident to her supervisor, but he insisted that she continued working to finish the job and take the cage for loading.   He said he would meet her in the shift manager’s office to discuss the accident but in the meantime, another staff member helped her with first aid. The supervisor then took Ms H to hospital.

Warehouse operative sustained a fractured wrist

X-rays were taken at hospital, showing that Ms H had sustained a fractured left wrist and ligamentous injury to her left hand.

She had to wear a cast and splint for around 2 months and needed a considerable amount of time off work.

Ms H contacted Graysons and Robert took up the case.

He contacted the employer, claiming that the accident had been caused by its negligence in that it had not provided Ms H with safe and suitable work equipment and had failed to maintain the cage strap in efficient working order.  He claimed that the defect was attributable to the strap manufacturer and therefore the employer’s responsibility as the provider of the work equipment.

The employer denied liability. Robert carried out investigations, obtained medical evidence and issued court proceedings.  A date was set for the hearing, but Robert was able to negotiate with the employer and settle the case pre-trial. Ms H was very pleased with the outcome.

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Author: Robert Burton