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One of the drawbacks to the internet's accessibility is the speed with which things that are only believed to be true can spread. One example is that there are two people commonly listed as being the first person to die in an accident at work that involved a robot.
One is Kenji Urada, who was a maintenance engineer at a Japanese heavy industry company. When called to fix a broken robot, he began to do so without having completely turned the machine off. Tragically, the robot's hydraulic arm forced the 37-year-old into a grinding machine, causing fatal personal injury.
Another is Robert Williams, a worker in an American car manufacturing plant. A robot whose role was to retrieve parts from storage areas was held by the workers to operate too slowly, and the industrial accident occurred when the man tried to speed up the process by retrieving the parts himself. The robot struck the man, causing a fatal head injury, and his family argued in a successful compensation claim that the robot lacked even basic safety mechanisms such as a warning noise.
Williams' work injury occurred in 1979, Urada's in 1981; it would seem that the simple facts in this case should settle the matter. However, it is still very much possible to see Urada described as, in the words of the Economist, "the first recorded victim to die at the hands of a robot." When even magazines of such reputation repeat this as fact, it is quite understandable how the erroneous "fact" may spread.
Expert solicitors for accident at work cases
If you or a loved one have been hurt at work where another person was at least partly at fault, you may be eligible to make a personal injury claim.
Responsibility can be attached to managers who did not offer appropriate training to an accident victim as much as to a colleague involved in the direct cause of a work injury. This means that, even in cases that do not seem to be anyone's fault, it is worth calling YouClaim, where our knowledgeable advisors will be able to help you straighten out the situation regarding your compensation claim.
If you proceed, we can also provide you with one of the finest UK no win, no fee solicitors to handle your case. Whichever members of our team you get to work with, you can be sure that they will be governed by the rules of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, that they will take no cut from the amount awarded to you in a successful claim, and that they will be able to handle your work injury claim on a completely free basis, win or lose.
Call today for more information: 0800 10 757 95. Alternatively, use our online features - echat, claim form and callback request. We will do everything in our power to lead your work accident claim to its best conclusion.
