chainsaw accident

[Ross Beaumont]

Got a txt off my best mate tonite sayin one of our frend was in a accident at work wilst using a chainsaw. my mate is 20 and he works as a builder. from what iv been told a guy was us chainsaw to cut a stump down whilst my mate was tryin to push the stump over at the same time. the guy using the saw has gone straight threw the stump and into my mates leg and made a real mess of it. none of them hade any PPE on training in use of a chainsaw. i guess this will probly be a HSE investigation. as my mate is only a laborer and was probly doin what he was told to do. would he be able to claim from this ?

[geoff]

Hope the man gets over that ok,sounds nasty.

[Tom D]

would he be able to claim from this ?

 

Definately, assuming that the other guy has soime insurance to claim on.

 

I hope he mends quickly.

[Ross Beaumont]

i think the other guy using the saw is just a laboer aswel. it sounds to be prity bad cos its cut a fair bit of bone aswel.

[Billy]

Grim, Sounds like it was an accident waiting to happen! Hope he heals up well and quickly.

[Hairyloon]

i think the other guy using the saw is just a laboer aswel.

It is the boss you want to be suing.

[Gareth Dalzell]

Lets not worry about the legal bit yet. Lets just hope he mends soon and things get sorted. It's not going to be much fun for anyone involved with this one, the guy it happened to, the guy that was using the saw, the other people on site, the guys boss, the guys family etc etc etc

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

I have lost count the number of people we pass using work tools without PPE. HSE seem to turn up after the events. Why not some free advice to small firms. Prevention is more cost effective than cure.

[Tommy_B]

Nasty. Hope he heals well. Send best wishes to your mate

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Got a txt off my best mate tonite sayin one of our frend was in a accident at work wilst using a chainsaw. my mate is 20 and he works as a builder. from what iv been told a guy was us chainsaw to cut a stump down whilst my mate was tryin to push the stump over at the same time. the guy using the saw has gone straight threw the stump and into my mates leg and made a real mess of it. none of them hade any PPE on training in use of a chainsaw. i guess this will probly be a HSE investigation. as my mate is only a laborer and was probly doin what he was told to do. would he be able to claim from this ?

 

I would suggest your mate takes appropriate legal advice here and reports the incident to HSE.

 

Things like this just shouldn't happen and suitable professionals should be engaged for specific tasks.

 

Hope he recovers soon.

Paul