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If you work in the food and drink industry and have suffered injury in an incident involving a conveyor belt, you may be entitled to claim industrial accident compensation.
All flat conveyor belts, whether they are slated, mesh, smooth or woven, must comply with health and safety standards.
Analysis of industrial accident data shows that conveyor belts are responsible for nearly one-third of all major injuries in the food and drink manufacturing industry.
The main hazards tend to involve nip-points, trapping points and transmission parts, usually located around the "guarding zone".
The overwhelming majority of work injuries involving conveyors occur during normal or "everyday" operations such as production, clearing up and clearing blockages.
It is these clearing up and blockage clearing activities which tend to present particular hazards in and around the safeguards.
In 2010 a man from Birmingham suffered a serious arm injury as a result of his arm becoming trapped in a conveyor belt at a food and drink processing plant.
The man's personal injury solicitor described how in attempting to clean a gantry the worker's arm had become trapped underneath a moving belt.
His injuries were described as severe – as a result he received a four-figure settlement of industrial accident compensation.
Health and safety failures in the workplace are unacceptable. In the event that you have suffered injury in an incident at work, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Here at YouClaim we empower claimants to achieve the industrial accident compensation they deserve, without them ever needing to make any payment.
In addition, we never take any deduction, ensuring 100% compensation in a won case.
Speak to an advisor today to see if you would benefit from the services of our lawyers, simply call 0800 10 757 95 or 0333 240 0871 (mobiles).
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