BUILDING SITE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS

Every week one or two people die as a result of a building site accident in the United Kingdom. Thousands more suffer from serious and disabling injuries that would be avoidable if employers complied with the safety regulations. Construction is one of the United Kingdom's largest industries and has consistently registered high rates of accidents. Serious injuries and fatalities among construction workers continue to occur despite the fact that considerable resources are channelled into the enforcement of health and safety regulations on construction sites.

Workers are careless particularly when driving site vehicles and building companies ignore safety rules and require workers to lift loads with worn and weathered cables, to work at height with no fall protection, to work in trenches without adequate shoring, to use defective tools and equipment and repeatedly subject building site workers to unsafe working practices and unsafe conditions. Unless the injured employee or contractor is represented by an experienced solicitor knowledgeable in a variety of construction techniques and the applicable safety standards then the potential for making a personal injury claim may often go unrecognized and the injured worker will not receive full, fair and complete compensation for his injuries.

Some of the most common accidents causing serious injury include:

• Roof Related Falls
• Crane Accidents
• Scaffolding Accidents
• Non Roof Falls
• Run Over by Operating Equipment
• Lifting Equipment Failure
• Electric Shock
• Trench Collapses
• Fires and Explosion
• Hit by Road Vehicle
• Compressed Gases Accidents
• Welding Accidents

Numerous laws and regulations are in force to protect workers whether employed or self employed from being accident victims. An employer must, amongst many other things, provide his employees with a safe system of work, competent co-workers, adequate machinery and equipment and protective clothing and safety materials and failure to do so will result in the employer being liable in negligence and ordered to pay compensation for any personal injury that occurs to a worker as a result of an accident.

If you have been injured our solicitors offer plenty of experience, a successful track record and a friendly helping hand to assist you make an accident claim. Our team comprises members of The Law Society Personal Injury Panel and our solicitors have considerable experience in successfully pursuing construction accident claims. We specialise in securing compensation for injuries and expenses incurred as a direct result of a building site accident. We will carefully assess the circumstances of your accident and advise clearly on the strength of the claim and likely level of compensation. We are able to deal with your compensation claim completely risk free by using the no win no fee scheme. We are not a claims management company and compensation is paid in full with no deductions and you will not have to fund or finance your claim in any respect.

If you would like free advice on compensation claims from UK accredited experts then just complete the building site accident contact form and a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will telephone you.