Tata, serial criminal health and safety offenders at it again. Another worker seriously injured in an incident that should never have happened, and would not have IF, Tata did take H&S seriously, but they dont and have slashed their H&S personel and systems. Tata Steel in six figure payout to injured worker An employee at a Tata Steel plant in Wales has secured £235,000 in compensation after a serious incident at work which almost cost him his leg. The 54-year-old Unite member was called to an area of the factory where containers of molten steel were moved short distances along miniature rail tracks, in order to right a container which had derailed. Working with colleagues, four jacks - each weighing around 400kg - were placed under the container to raise it back onto its rungs, but one of them wasnt properly fastened and slipped from under the loaded container and struck the man, fracturing his lower leg. He was unable to work for a year and has since been seconded into a different, less physically demanding position within the company. A union-backed compensation claim secured the six figure payout. Andy Richards, Wales regional secretary for Unite, said: “There were steps that could and should have been taken by Tata Steel to prevent this accident. And, what is more, a series of similar, but thankfully less serious, accidents before this one were ignored by Tata Steel which meant their workers’ lives were being put at risk,” adding he hoped the case “will help spur Tata Steel and others who think they can ignore warning signs to take health and safety much more seriously.” thompsons.law.co.uk/personal-injury/tata-steel-pays-injured-employee.htm from TUC RISKs 15.3.14
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:02:24 +0000
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