In the Kemsky region of Karelia, the court ordered the employer to pay 300 thousand rubles to a former employee for an injury he received at work. In this respect reported In the joint press service of the courts of the republic.
The man was repairing the backhoe loader on behalf of the organization’s director. At one point the excavator’s boom jumped and trapped his left hand. Doctors diagnosed the worker with a comminuted fracture and operated on him, sending him to outpatient treatment.
As mentioned, the victim is still recovering from his wound and in October he was diagnosed with a group 3 disability and a forty percent loss of ability to work professionally. At the same time, in the expert opinion, only slight damage to his health was caused, since serious injuries involve either the loss of an organ or the complete loss of function of an organ.
However, the court found that the accident occurred due to the fault of the employer, and the manager of the enterprise was found to have violated occupational safety requirements. Now, as compensation for moral damage, the defendant will pay 300 thousand rubles to the victim.
A Ural worker who had previously suffered an amputation due to injury during the shift, lawsuit filed 6 million rubles.