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Faulty Work Equipment<\/h1>

Can I claim for a faulty work equipment injury?<\/h2><\/a>

Workers should be able to go to work in an environment which won’t cause injury or illness. So, if you’ve experienced a defective work equipment accident at work and suffered personal injury, this is very unfair.<\/p>

However, employers have a legal duty of care to protect employees. If this duty is breached and you’ve been hurt in an accident at work, it is only right that you should be able to claim injury compensation from a negligent employer. It’s important to seek medical attention as early as you can if the injury caused was not your fault.<\/p>

There are many ways an accident at work<\/a> could happen in the workplace. Often, these accidents happen due to faulty equipment that hasn’t been properly maintained by your employer.<\/p>

Accidents are also likely to happen in circumstances where employers are negligent or breach their statutory duties. If you have been injured in accident at work because of faulty equipment, through no fault of your own, you can make a faulty equipment injury claim.<\/p>

To find out whether you could bring a no win no fee claim for compensation for faulty work equipment injuries, get in touch with an advisor on 0800 234 6438<\/span>, or enter your details into this form<\/a> and we can arrange for you to have specialist legal advice.<\/p>

FACT<\/p>

Of the 113 fatalities that occurred in workplace accidents in the UK in 2019-2020, 14% involved contact with moving machinery<\/p><\/div>

SOURCE:<\/b> HSE<\/div>

What qualifies as ‘equipment’?<\/h2><\/a>

Faulty work equipment claims can be brought in relation to any injury or condition caused by defective equipment. Workers hurt in these types of accident can bring personal injury claims<\/a> to recover compensation.<\/p>

The legal meaning of ‘equipment’ for workplace injury purposes is surprisingly very wide-ranging – it is legally defined by equipment regulations as “any machinery, appliance, apparatus, tool or installation for use at work”. It includes the tools of trade in any sector and industry – in fact, the courts have previously stated that it means “almost any equipment used at work’ .<\/p>

It’s hard to think of something in use in the workplace that doesn’t meet the definition of equipment. So, work equipment includes large pieces of machinery and plant, as well as small items such as mobile devices, and even stationery equipment which can cause electric shock. It also includes remote-controlled and self-propelled work equipment and other items.<\/p>

If you have an injury sustained while using any type of equipment or tool at work, and it was someone else’s fault – you can seek compensation.<\/p><\/div>

What kinds of faulty equipment lead to personal injury claims?<\/h2><\/a>

Unsurprisingly, the huge range of work equipment across the UK’s varying sectors and industries means that there are innumerable types of faulty or defective equipment. The most common types of faulty equipment include:<\/p>