The loss of any limb is a massive blow to any person, especially when you make your living out of using your hands, but to lose two of your fingers in an accident must be a devastating and shattering experience. This is what happened on 16th September 2004 to Coventry factory worker Parlvin Moyo from Allesley Park, who worked as a machine operator for Hydro Aluminium Extrusion in Tatchbrook Park, Warwick.

After lengthy legal proceedings, and professional legal advice from an injury lawyer, Moyo received a five-figure sum in compensation for his damages. Contact a Coventry personal injury lawyer to see if you can claim the money that you feel that you deserve, as if you have suffered an injury at work then you may be due some compensation.

Mr Moyo’s glove became caught in the rotary cutter and grinder and his entire right hand was pulled in to the mechanisms of the machine; he had been carrying out some work on a milling machine which is primarily used for cutting and grinding metal pieces and components.

Moyo’s hand was so badly crushed because of the accident that his middle and index fingers had to be amputated. Mr Moyo unfit for work for 11 months after the accident and had to receive 6 months of intensive physiotherapy; regrettably, his injury has meant that he is incapable of returning to his previous job at the factory.

It was because of a lack of an adequate safety guard that the accident occurred; this was the firm’s responsibility to fit and also because the firm had not trained Mr Moyo in the proper usage of the piece of equipment their blunders meant that Mr Moyo is left without two fingers and the proper use of his right hand.

Mr Moyo has a family including two children and stated that it has taken him along time to recover from the accident; normal, pedestrian domestic chores are a massive hassle and sometimes impossible. He has been forced to work in a few temporary office positions so that he could support his family and is now re-training as an accountant.

Personal injury incidents can affect not only the victims’ lives in a huge way, but also those around them. If you have been involved in an accident at work or otherwise and would like some professional legal advice, then contact a Coventry personal injury lawyer to ascertain whether you can claim the compensation that you deserve.

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