Â£175,000 payout - Health and Safety at Work magazine | HSW

Â£175,000 payout

12 February 2008

The Unite union has secured a Â£175,000 compensation payment from the employer of a member who suffered psychological problems after five operations to his hand, which was partly degloved in an unguarded machine.

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Enforcement (prosecutions), Mental health, Prosecutions, Enforcement (prosecutions), Work equipment

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