ACCIDENT AT WORK CLAIM SOLICITOR
If you have suffered personal injury in the workplace as a result of defective machinery or equipment we can help you with an accident at work claim. Our specialist solicitors are members of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts. We operate the no win no fee scheme and compensation is paid in full with no deductions. Win or lose there is no charge.
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Negligent Employer
All employers have a legal duty to take reasonable care for the safety of their staff to reduce the potential for accidents at work. If an employee is injured in the workplace an employer can be held responsible for that accident if it can be proved that the employer is negligent or has breached a statutory duty. In these circumstances an injured employee will succeed in an accident at work claim. Employers are required to provide safe equipment, machinery and plant. This means that tools, machines and equipment used by employees must be reasonably safe and adequate for the purpose for which they were intended. Employers must take measures to ensure that workers using equipment or machinery are not exposed to any health risk or hazard including :-
- articles falling or being ejected from machinery
- rupture or disintegration of machinery
- discharge of gas, dust, liquid or vapour
- explosion of equipment
- unguarded rotating shafts and cogs
- unguarded reciprocating levers or arms
- rotating spoked wheels
- unprotected power presses
- unsafe premises
- inadequate training
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Evidence Preservation
What to do if you are injured and want to make an accident at work claim :-
- Record the details in the company's accident book. It is a legal requirement that an accident book is available for companies with more than 10 employees. If possible enter the details yourself or insist on seeing any entry as it is being made in order to ensure that it is correct. If there is no book or if it cannot be found then it is important to advise your employer in writing of the accident and any injuries you have suffered and you should retain a copy of the correspondence. The entry in the record and/or the correspondence may well be used as evidence in any subsequent accident at work claim
- Take name address and telephone number of any witnesses to the accident but do not take any statements from them as this should be left to your solicitor.
- If there have been previous accidents of a similar nature where someone was injured try to get as much information about them as possible.
- Make a written statement containing all of the details of the accident at work as soon as possible including all events leading up to it.
- Take photographs of the machinery and the place where the accident occurred.
- Visit your doctor to get a note on your medical records of your injuries and take photographs of any visible injury.
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No Win No Fee
If you are an innocent victim and have been injured within the last three years then you should be able to recover compensation using the risk free no win no fee scheme. Win or lose you don't pay a penny and your compensation is paid in full. You will not have to fund or finance your claim in any respect. If you would like free advice on accident at work claims just complete the contact form and a member of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts will speak to you on the telephone with no further obligation.
In the case of CICA claims terms will vary and in the case of MIB claims terms may vary.