Although he and other workers had complained about the kickback before, the judge found there was no inherent defect in the gun and that it worked within the parameters set by the manufacturer and the employer. However, Griffiths was awarded damages after the Court ruled that Vauxhall’s failure to carry out a risk assessment on the gun caused the accident. The Court ruled that, after a risk assessment, operators would have been instructed to hold the gun tightly, which would probably have prevented the incident.