Work Injury Solicitors

If you have suffered a work injury or a work-related illness and your employer or another employee was to blame you may be able to make a personal injury compensation claim. Our team of no win, no fee solicitors at claimssolicitors.co.uk have a wide range of experience in dealing with the large variety of claims that can arise out of an accident at work.

Your employer has a duty in law to provide you with a safe working environment. This includes the provision of suitable working areas and flooring, special equipment and clothing, and adequate safety training. If your employer has been negligent in this area and this has led to you sustaining a work injury, your chances of making a substantial compensation claim are consequently much higher.

The most common accidents at work are related to handling, lifting and carrying. These can result in back injuries or spinal injuries. There are also many instances of falling, slip and trip accidents, and being hit by objects or vehicles, which can result in limb injuries and even catastrophic injuries. Unsafe machinery causes many work injuries per year including amputations of fingers, toes and limbs. Machinery is often a major factor in noisy environments that can cause long term hearing loss or industrial deafness. All these instances can lead to a successful work injury claim

Burns and chemical burns happen in a variety of accidents at work, and many skin conditions such as dermatitis are contracted each year at work. Long term diseases - especially lung conditions such as asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) - can be also contracted at work due to exposure to excessive dust or chemicals. Four percent of cancer deaths in the UK are due to work related causes.

Workplace accident claims are a very specialist area of personal injury law and if you need to talk to an accident at work solicitor contact us now on FREEPHONE 0800 731 7923 or you can fill in the work injury claim form or e-mail us at claims@claimssolicitors.co.uk

Work Injury Case Study

Mr A was operating machinery at work when his finger became trapped in the mechanism. The finger was crushed and Mr A was left with numbness and permanent scarring. Even though Mr A's employers subsequently closed down Davies & Company successfully pursued a case of negligence against the company and Mr A received a payment of £8,500.

Mrs S severely injured her back whilst working as a carer at a Local Authority residential home. She was bathing a patient who slipped in the bath but the lack of correct procedures, training and staff meant that the Council was found liable and Mrs S received £10,500 for her injuries.

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