MIDAS APPABEY vs. KGM INDUSTRIES LTD. [2010]DLHC4367

Date	2010-02-02
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL/09/08
Citation No.	[2010]DLHC4367

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. J. A. ARYITEY WITH MR. A. K. GAISE FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. CHARLES ZWENNES WITH MR. JAMES ADDO FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2010]DLHC4367
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">MIDAS
APPABEY<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>KGM INDUSTRIES LTD.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION),
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO. INDL/09/08&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 2ND FEBRUARY, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. J.
A. ARYITEY WITH MR. A. K. GAISE FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. CHARLES ZWENNES WITH MR. JAMES ADDO FOR THE
DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWABENA
ASUMAN-ADU, JUSTICE
OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>As a result of injuries sustained by the Plaintiff
at his work place at the Defendant’s premises on 15th March, 2008
the Plaintiff caused a Writ to be issued against the Defendant on 18th
November, 2008 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff
claims from the defendant company damages in the sum of GH¢50,000.00 for loss
of four fingers on his right hand chopped off by Defendant’s machine in the
course of his work for the defendant company which failed to protect him in
breach of its common law and statutory duties towards Plaintiff as its workman
or alternatively the Defendant failed as the occupier of a factory to ensure
the safety of a workman in breach of the employer’s obligations under statutes
and common law which confer such protection on the workman;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Plaintiff further
claims damages for his wrongful dismissal from defendant’s company following
his claim for compensation for loss of his four fingers in the course of his
employment;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the said
sums at the current bank rate till date of final payment.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff accompanied his Writ with Statement
of Claim in which he explained the nature of injuries and how it came about.
The defendant company, on the other hand, entered appearance and filed its
Statement of Defence in which it denied the claim of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In his Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff states
that he is 22years old and had been a workman in the factory of the defendant
company since 2nd February, 2008. The defendant company, on the
other hand, is a body corporate, incorporated in the Republic of Ghana and uses
dangerous machines to produce plastic goods for commercial and domestic use.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff as a citizen of Ghana has the
Fundamental Human Right to work under satisfactory, safe and</main>