Chef got shock from panini machine

A 30-year-old chef, who suffered an electric shock while using an allegedly dangerous and defective panini machine in a Dublin hotel, has been awarded damages in the Circuit Civil Court against his employer.

Keith Gunning, who sued Home Fare Services, trading as Kylemore Services, told the court that in March 2013, he was working at Jurys Inn Hotel on Custom House Quay when he was asked to make a panini.

Gunning said the green indicator light on the panini machine had not been working so he tried to remove the plug. On doing so he received an electric shock which had thrown him to the ground.