Accidents at Work
Accident at Work Compensation Claims
Attwood Solicitors deal with personal injury compensation claims resulting from accidents at work or injuries in the workplace, such accidents at work would include: slips, trips, being hit by a moving or falling object, falling from a height, or being injured while handling, lifting or carrying objects.
Our team of personal injury compensation solicitors will investigate all possible causes of work accidents or injuries in the workplace:-
- Lifting or manual-handling operations
- Driving
- Using equipment
- Using machinery
- Inadequate training
- Unsafe premises or work site
- The actions of your work colleagues
Your employer has a legal requirement to protect you from injuries in the workplace and must, by law, have an insurance policy to cover compensation for injuries and loss of earnings when work accidents do arise. Our specialist personal injury solicitors can advise you in relation to your claim for compensation following an accident at work. You will be in a strong position to make a personal injury compensation claim:
- If the accident you have suffered at work was as a result of your employer's failure to adhere any of the workplace rules and regulations.
- If you feel that your accident occurred because you were not properly trained or supervised for a workplace procedure.
- Even if a fellow employee caused your accident, your employer may still be liable to pay you compensation for the harm you have suffered.
Work Colleague's Actions
If your work colleague does something wrong that leads to your accident, you will often in fact have a claim against your employer rather than the colleague as the employer is often responsible for the actions of its employees.
Unsafe Working Conditions
If you have been injured due to something in your working environment, you may well have a claim. It does not necessarily matter who has caused the workplace to be unsafe, you may still have a claim.
Lack of Protective Clothing
Your employer not only has a duty to ensure that you are wearing the appropriate protective clothing, but also must ensure that you are wearing the clothing. So, even if you have the clothing, if your employer failed to insist that you wear it, your employer may still be responsible for your accident.
Lifting Injury
If you have injured yourself lifting heavy or awkward items, your employer may be responsible. Did you receive any training on how to lift?
Lack of Training
Often employees think that they do not have a claim because they caused their own accident. However, if you were not given appropriate training on how to do the task you were doing, you may still have a claim.