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Should she get a lawyer to sort out a claim or let the Company deal with it as she wants to do....Any advice appreciated.
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Her hair hands and face were all quite badly burned.
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Nightmare, burns are horrible. Hope she gets better soon mate.
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Regards the lawyer, I think we would need quite a bit more info before offering sensible advice. What happened exactly?
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Thanks mate the good thing is she will be fine in a couple of Months.
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Depends on whom is at fault tbh.
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A canister exploded on her workbench and the next thing she was covered in flames....Her workmates dived on her and managed to douse the flames before it got to bad Thank God.
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A gas canister? What sort of work?
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Canister hairspray,canestan, gas ?
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Sorry to hear that AD; I hope she recovers well and quickly
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Ah, got to go. Sorry.
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The Canister was full of silicon I think she said.
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Me to.
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Left next to a heat source?
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Thanks Aspro like I said she will make a full recovery in a couple of Months.
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Sorry to hear that. Was she wearing PPE?
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Yes she was working in a hot wax environment.
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You need another can ,and request the h and s sheet ,also ask if health and safety executive were informed ,is it in company accident book.
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Yes all that has been done flash...Have to go Thank's.
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If my lass got burned at work ,I wouldn’t be posting £hit on here
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Good luck ad, work place's can be mighty difficult atmosphere wise after accidents.Get a third party in when talking to the company to take notes.
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Firstly acey I'm very sorry to read that your wife has had a horrible accident and I hope she will heal very soon. I would be going down the route of legal representation personally and make sure you keep an accurate record of all correspondence and log everything. Ask her work colleagues to make statements saying what they saw so that it is set in stone and cannot be disputed by the owners/management. Sadly my experience of cases like this is met with dispute and a tissue of lies and not long ago one of my best friends daughter broke her arm and collar bone in a gymnastics class after school, she was 11 at the time and the gym (privately owned, the Mum pays a monthly subscription) have lied about absolutely everything about what happened to the girl to sustain such serious injuries. Good luck.
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As flushgordon said is it in the accident book, is your partner in a union ? They will take up the case cost free on her behalf. Failing that yes get representation from an outside company. Do you really think the company will have your partner's interest at heart or damage limitation for them ?
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Thanks Guys i really appreciate your comments.
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Thanks Guys i really appreciate your comments.
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I don't have any legal advice, but wishing a speedy recovery.
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Acey sounds to me as bad as it is ,your Mrs had a very Lucky escape ,People who are suddenly Engulfed in flames may Suffer stress going Forward ,this day and age this kind of thing should not be happening in the Work place ,The next person may not be so lucky ,HIT THEM and hit them hard Acey ,people are entitled to be safe in their Work place ,She also has witnesses Her work mates , If she attended hospital make sure you know what was recorded if not a Trip to the Doctor may help As I said
your Mrs will have suffered a great shock . All the best to you and the Mrs .. |
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If I were in your position i'd certainly go to a solicitor who specialises in h&s cases as however 'fair' the company want to be they will be heavily restricted as to what they can say or do by their insurance company whose aim will be to minimise any payout.
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Take the company for much as possible , don’t downplay anything as your wife might be inclined to do
Emphasise the effects of this which are considerable |
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Speedy recovery for your wife, I hope.
I think it is prudent to seek independent advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau prior to engaging a specialist solicitor for compensation. |