Work Accidents Overview - Personal Injury Claims Specialists

Injury Lawyers UK Ltd was created by Specialists with over 10 Years experience in the field of Personal  Injury Law.  Here is an overview of our Specialist area Work Accident Claims. You can get more specific information by clicking the link above titled Accidents at Work. Don't forget we deal with your Personal Injury Claim on a No Win No Fee Basis - See our No Win No Fee Section for more information.

Fork Lift Truck Accidents

You need a license to drive one but this does not mean that accidents causing personal injury are avoided and never happen.  One of the highest causes of personal injuryaccidents in warehouses or distribution operations are ForkliftTrucks. Whether you are a pedestrian who has been hit by one and been injured or a driver been injured having had a load fall on you or involved in any other type of work related accident our Specialist Personal Injury Solicitors can help. With  our solicitors havingover 20 years experience there are few scenarios they have not encountered and assisted client’s in pursuing their claims for personal injury to a successful conclusion.

Often the incidents are not expected and happen so fast, your blamed by your employers for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Well there are specific Health and Safety Regulations placing a very high standard of care to ensure that Pedestrians do not come into contact with Forklifts. In addition if loads fall  causing personal injury it is more than likely they were not stacked correctly in the first instance.

Various Health and Safety Regulations apply in these cases including the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 which provides for traffic routes to be designated specifically for forklift trucks and pedestrians to avoid collisions and often serious injury. This is not always possible however your employers have an ongoing duty in all tasks being undertaken to ensure that they have undertaken risk assessments in relation to the matter in hand, this is in accordance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. If all the regulations are abided by they ought to be able to avoid Work Accidents causing Personal Injury.

 It is you that has been injured and we will ensure that everything is done to recover not only compensation for your injuries but any loss of earnings and other expenses you may have incurred as a result of the accident. We will do this without compromising the security of the driver of the truck or colleagues.

Falls from Ladders

Have you fallen off a ladder or working platform causing Personal Injury? We can assist you on a No Win No Fee Basis in pursuing a claim for Personal Injury. In 2005 a new set of Health and Safety Regulations came into place called the Work at Height Regulations.  These impose a high level of care on your employers to ensure that you are correctly trained in the use of ladders as well as working platforms and scaffolding. Not only that to ensure that the appropriate risk assessments in relation to health and safety at work is of the highest standard.  If you have had an accident causing Personal Injury it is more than likely that your employers failed in one or more of these areas.  Injury Lawyers UK can assist you.

Our Specialist Solicitors, within minutes, will assess your claim and advise on the best way forward ensuring that all avenues are explored in order to win your claim for Personal Injury and recover maximum compensation on yourbehalf.  

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Slippery and Defective floors

Have you slipped or tripped at work due to a substance or the very construction of the surface of the floor being unsafe or defective causing Personal Injury? We can help, providing your accident is recorded within the accident book and the cause of the slip or trip can be established, we can win your No Win No Fee claim.

In accordance with the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 your employers have an obligation, as far as reasonably practicable, to keep traffic routes (ie. Floor and the surfaces of them) free from obstructions, and from any article or substance which may cause a person to slip, trip or fall causing a risk to Health and Safety and Personal Injury. They also have a strict duty to ensure that the floor is of a safe and sound construction and is suitable for the usage of the area.  Therefore it should not be defective in any way.

There are many things to consider in this area, which of course sounds relatively straight forward, however our experience shows that this is not the case our Expert Personal Injury Solicitors, with over 20 years experience, will be sure to progress your claim for Personal Injuryto a successful conclusion in the quickest possible time.                                    BACK TO TOP

Manual Handling

Lifting and moving items of work is sometimes unavoidable, most employment involves an element of Manual Handling, however your employers have an obligation to train you and ensure that they reduce the level of Manual handling to the lowest possible level to avoid Personal Injury to their staff.

Reducing the level is done in a number of ways, providing trolley, extra man power and so on, however this is often over looked by employers pushed by speed and efficiency over safety and wellbeing of their staff. This is the cause of people being involved in Work Accidents.

Budget restrictions can also play a large part in this omission of their duty of care.

In accordance with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 your employers obligations are to reduce the level of lifting and moving items to the lowest level possible so as to avoid Personal Injury.Iif unavoidable ensure that specific risk assessments are undertaken often involving the provision of Personal Protective Equipment in the form of boots in case items are dropped etc.  It would also involve what sort of equipment and systems of work would reduce the need to lift and move items in the first instance.

Our Specialist Solicitors with over 20 years experience in Personal Injury Law are experts in this area and we assure you they will do everything they can to bring your claim to a successful and efficient conclusion.                                  BACK TO TOP

Personal Protective Equipment

Every role at every place of employment carries it’s own risks to Health and Safety at Work. The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 enforce an obligation on your employers to assess every task to ensure that personal injuries can be avoided in the event of something going wrong without warning. For instance a Hard Hat must be worn on a Building Site, it is inevitable that with all that's going on something may fall from above. Or gloves and eye protection where chemicals are being used or wood is being cut using an electric saw for instance.

Often employers negate their responsibilities or often simply overlook the dangers involved in specific tasks, this leads to Accidents at Work which cause Personal Injury.  As employees we tend not to question those who employ us and simply get on with the task in hand, this is not our fault however it is always the responsibility of your employers to ensure that the correct PPE is provided at all times.

It is without doubt that our Solicitors with over 20 years experience in Personal Injury are experts in this area of law and will do everything they can to ensure that your claim is progressed efficiently and bought to a successful conclusion.                                                                                                                                                                              BACK TO TOP

Construction Site Accidents

Whether you are Self-employed, a contractor or an agency worker we understand that an accident whilst at work on a construction site can not only be a traumatic experience often involving an error or omission of an unknown person or contractor. We understand this can often leave your business, employment and very livelihood in disarray, with loss of earnings and potential contracts while you recover from your injuries.

Our Specialist Solicitors understand your worries and work closely with you, along with your accountants or agency, if this is the case, not only to obtain the maximum compensation for your injuries but also to ensure that we establish your financial losses in terms of salary and potential losses of business.  Our Solicitors are highly experienced in working through tax returns and future unfulfilled contracts to establish exactly what your losses may be. 

Every effort is made to ensure that the correct third party is established as efficiently as possible with the least disruption to both you, your business and or future prospects. Once your claim is underway and a positive response is received from the third party’s insurers we will seek upfront payments to assist your financial needs.

The above combined with our expert knowledge of the Construction Regulations relating to Health and Safety on Construction sites we offer a second to none service in this field.                                                                                          BACK TO TOP

Defective Machinery

All employers have an obligation to provide you with suitable and safe work equipment – This is not just limited to the Tools of the Trade- If you have been involved in an accident with equipment at work we can help.

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992 imposes a strict duty of care on your employers to ensure that all work equipment provided from the office kettle up to the most complex of machinery are both suitable and safe for use whilst at work.

It is established in common law that if a piece of machinery fails, no matter what the reason and with or without warning, Employers are unable to defend claims against them involving injury – it makes sense if a machine fails it is rarely going to be the employees fault and therefore a claim in negligence arises.  Of course there are exceptions however very few.

Often accident’s at work bring with them both great distress and financial hardship, our specialist Solicitors aim to deal with your claim in the most efficient manner stating your full case to the other party from the outset securing the fastest settlement possible. They will assist you in working out your loss of earnings and as soon as a positive response is received they will ensure that they obtain early compensation payments from the insurers while the rest of your claim is being dealt with.

 We Specialise in assisting people who have been injured in accidents which were no fault  of  their  own   - Our aim is 100% satisfaction. We will put you first throughout your claim.  You will receive every penny of your compensation- NO DEDUCTIONS THATS GUARANTEED!!!                                                                                                           BACK TO TOP

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