£57,000 in compensation for crushed hand

A man whose hand was crushed during a workplace accident has received £57,000 in compensation. He needed two operations to save his hand following the accident. He was using a pipe bending machine to bend stainless steel when the machine started to shake and move around because the pipe was too thick for the equipment. His left hand was dragged into the machine and because the emergency stop device was faulty, his hand was trapped until a colleague could help him. The fault on the emergency device had been identified months earlier but nothing had been done to fix it. He was forced to take five months off work after the accident whilst he underwent two operations to mend his hand and wrist. He now has a permanent disability to his wrist and hand causing reduced movement and loss of strength. He has been able to find alternative employment. The claim was settled out of court.