A baggage handler at Dublin Airport, who twice experienced electric shocks when attempting to attach a power cable to a Boeing 737, has resolved his claim for electric shock at work out of court.
Patrick Kemmy (39) from Blanchardstown in Dublin made the claim for an electric shock at work after suffering an injury while trying to connect the electric cable to the plane at Dublin Airport in April 2009. At first Patrick believed it was something that he had done incorrectly which led to the initial electric shock, but on a second attempt he received an even larger shock.
The accident at Dublin Airport left Patrick suffering from a tingling in his right arm – which he still experiences intermittently almost four years after the event – chest pains, headaches, a shortness of breath and neck pains. As a result of the injuries sustained in the accident, Patrick has missed work nine or ten times.
In his action, he alleged that his employers Servisair and the Dublin Airport Authority had allowed him to use a power cable which had not been properly protected against the ingress of water which, as it was raining at the time, led to the electric shocks occurring.
Servisair and the Dublin Airport Authority denied their liability for Patrick´s injuries but, shortly before the claim for an electric shock at work was to be heard at the High Court, officials were informed that the claim had been resolved out of court.
How much compensation for an electric shock at work Patrick received was not revealed.