In many industries, going to work can be a seriously risky business and unfortunately accidents at work can be commonplace.
If an injury at work occurs often the victim could be eligible to claim compensation, if the employer is found to have been negligent or failed to adhere to the appropriate health and safety standards.
But sometimes there are freakish accidents that occur that are difficult to explain or blame on an employer.
Below are the top three weird workplace injuries that we have found whilst perusing the web.
Freakish Workplace Injuries:
If an injury at work occurs often the victim could be eligible to claim compensation, if the employer is found to have been negligent or failed to adhere to the appropriate health and safety standards.
But sometimes there are freakish accidents that occur that are difficult to explain or blame on an employer.
Below are the top three weird workplace injuries that we have found whilst perusing the web.
Freakish Workplace Injuries:
- Goalkeeper shouting at defenders - Former Manchester United goalkeeper Alex Stepney ended up with a strange workplace (of sorts) injury whilst playing in 1972. He berated his defence a little too enthusiastically and dislocated his jaw as a result.
- Impromptu baseball goes wrong - No matter what job you have, you will always find yourself needing a bit of time away from your desk for your own sanity. According to the reports, two Americans became a bit bored at work and decided to play some baseball, using a metal pole as a bat. However, the game ended in disaster when the batsman accidentally hit the pitcher in the face with the makeshift bat, leaving him in need of reconstructive surgery.
- Builder falls on 18-inch drill bit - One of the most shocking and widely reported accidents at work happened to California resident Ron Hunt back in 2003. The builder was drilling while stood on a step ladder, when he lost his footing, falling face first onto his drill. The 18-inch drill bit
- Impromptu baseball goes wrong - No matter what job you have, you will always find yourself needing a bit of time away from your desk for your own sanity. According to the reports, two Americans became a bit bored at work and decided to play some baseball, using a metal pole as a bat. However, the game ended in disaster when the batsman accidentally hit the pitcher in the face with the makeshift bat, leaving him in need of reconstructive surgery.
- Builder falls on 18-inch drill bit - One of the most shocking and widely reported accidents at work happened to California resident Ron Hunt back in 2003. The builder was drilling while stood on a step ladder, when he lost his footing, falling face first onto his drill. The 18-inch drill bit
- Impromptu baseball goes wrong - No matter what job you have, you will always find yourself needing a bit of time away from your desk for your own sanity. According to the reports, two Americans became a bit bored at work and decided to play some baseball, using a metal pole as a bat. However, the game ended in disaster when the batsman accidentally hit the pitcher in the face with the makeshift bat, leaving him in need of reconstructive surgery.
- Builder falls on 18-inch drill bit - One of the most shocking and widely reported accidents at work happened to California resident Ron Hunt back in 2003. The builder was drilling while stood on a step ladder, when he lost his footing, falling face first onto his drill. The 18-inch drill bit went straight through Mr Hunt's eye and out the back of his skull. Doctors said it was miraculous that he wasn't killed, paralysed or left brain damaged, with the drill bit pushing past his brain rather than pushing into it.
About the Author:
- Builder falls on 18-inch drill bit - One of the most shocking and widely reported accidents at work happened to California resident Ron Hunt back in 2003. The builder was drilling while stood on a step ladder, when he lost his footing, falling face first onto his drill. The 18-inch drill bit went straight through Mr Hunt's eye and out the back of his skull. Doctors said it was miraculous that he wasn't killed, paralysed or left brain damaged, with the drill bit pushing past his brain rather than pushing into it.
About the Author:
DSM Legal offer accident at work claims advice in Cheshire, including factory accidents