Can I Sue My Employer (electric shock)
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 Palace Passion  Bromley, South London 03 Jun 15 11.14am |
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This is probably a stupid question but I know nothing about law etc. I work for a dodgy company. Today I touched a 3 pin socket or whatever they are called by accident. It didn't have a cap/lid on it (I think they are suppose to?) I got a electric shock which hurt and really made my arm go num. I managed to get my hand off it quickly. A work colleague said I was lucky to not be thrown across the room and apparently he reckons it was 450v. Have I got a case to sue them? Its a horrible company that treats people like dirt so I do hope so!
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| derben 03 Jun 15 11.21am |
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Probably, especially if you are gay, black, a woman or disabled - preferably all four. Edited by derben (03 Jun 2015 11.21am)
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The Sash  Now residing in Epsom - How Posh 03 Jun 15 11.24am |
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It depends. It depends on what you were actually doing, it depends on what testing regime they have in place, size of company, H&S policy and management, etc etc etc As a start I presume they have an accident book so I would report it and get it in the book ASAP. If you are going to do anything legal you will need a paper trail a mile long.
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| The Sash Now residing in Epsom - How Posh 03 Jun 15 11.25am |
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Quote derben at 03 Jun 2015 11.21am
Probably, especially if you are gay, black, a woman or disabled - preferably all four. Edited by derben (03 Jun 2015 11.21am) As he touched a live socket I presume he is now a little bit black and a little bit disabled - if he had touched it with his cock he could now indeed also be a woman
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| derben 03 Jun 15 11.28am |
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He sounds switched on and down to earth, he should sock it to them. Edited by derben (03 Jun 2015 11.29am)
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| Charlie Croker Hampshire 03 Jun 15 11.28am |
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Every company should have someone responsible for H&S within the workplace (even if it's not their main role), so you'll need to report it first. The offending plug should then be fixed/changed - although you should take photos first. Once reported, you can look to follow it up. But I think that a call to the HSE Health & Safety Executive (or a search of their website [Link] would be a first port of call. If they really are that bad and have a history of poor practices, as mentioned above you should look to document these as much as possible and have as big a body of evidence as you can get. Edited by Charlie Croker (03 Jun 2015 11.31am)
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| derben 03 Jun 15 11.33am |
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Quote The Sash at 03 Jun 2015 11.24am
It depends. It depends on what you were actually doing, it depends on what testing regime they have in place, size of company, H&S policy and management, etc etc etc As a start I presume they have an accident book so I would report it and get it in the book ASAP. If you are going to do anything legal you will need a paper trail a mile long. That's true, these cases can take eons to sort out.
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Jimenez  SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 03 Jun 15 11.41am |
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Quote The Sash at 03 Jun 2015 11.25am
Quote derben at 03 Jun 2015 11.21am
Probably, especially if you are gay, black, a woman or disabled - preferably all four. Edited by derben (03 Jun 2015 11.21am) As he touched a live socket I presume he is now a little bit black and a little bit disabled - if he had touched it with his cock he could now indeed also be a woman
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Would you?| jamiemartin721 Reading 03 Jun 15 11.49am |
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Probably First though you should take photographs of the socket and write down the names and contact details for some witnesses to the incident (along with pictures of any injury). Also you probably need to report the incident at work etc (it can be hard to sue if you didn't report it). Also take a photograph of the incident book page and or get them to acknowledge the incident to you in writing (if they can apologise in writing that's even better as it establishes their responsibility). You don't necessarily need all of that but it helps if they defend it or are dodgy. You should also talk to a solicitor ASAP - most offer a free first consultation to ascertain if you have a case and how to proceed. In terms of a case, yes, you have a case. Its generally regarded that electrical devices and outputs should be safe and maintained, or when they are being maintained are reasonably unaccessable to staff by accident (so if someone is working on say a socket, they should be 'cordoned off' in some way from people accidently being exposed).
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| Mapletree Croydon 03 Jun 15 11.53am |
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What are you going to sue for? Did you suffer any long-lasting detriment? Or just a brief num ness? You can probably get your employer in trouble though, sounds like they haven't been attentive enough to Health and Safety and are putting employees in danger. It's hard to tell with the detail you have provided. Unusual to be running a 450v system, suggesting you work with machinery. If so the HSE would probably be interested.
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| derben 03 Jun 15 11.54am |
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The thing is to keep positive, keep it a live issue, and get the neutrals on your side.
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| doi209 Fighting for the weak and innocent... 03 Jun 15 12.10pm |
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Quote derben at 03 Jun 2015 11.54am
The thing is to keep positive, keep it a live issue, and get the neutrals on your side. .
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