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A sweet factory employee, who suffered personal injury in a non-fault accident at work, may be able to make a compensation claim for his pain and loss of earnings.
The incident occurred in 2008 in Blackpool, when a 25-year-old worker was operating one of the machines used to flatten out the sweet mixture.
While the young man was using the machine, an obstruction led to him attempting to remove the blockage by detaching the safety guard and reaching in with his hand.
As he did this, his index finger was severed by the moving wheels within the machine.
The nerve damage to the digit meant that unfortunately surgeons could not reattach the his finger.
The employee was unable to work for five months due to his injury.
The firm was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and was fined £3,400 for breaching work equipment regulations.
Following the prosecution, the company has fitted a new guard to the machine, which turns off power to the machine when it is removed.
Now that the firm has been found liable for the man's accident at work, and subsequent injury, he may now choose to make a compensation claim against his employers.
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