Accidents at work

Our expert team of defective work equipment claims solicitors will be able to handle such claims on your behalf on a No Win No Fee basis.  Our dedicated team have helped thousands pursue faulty equipment claims after being injured at work. Serious injuries can often be caused by employers failing to provide adequate personal protective equipment, maintain and inspect machinery and equipment or carry out a proper health and safety assessments.

We have represented thousands of clients who have suffered falls from ladders, scaffolding, cherry pickers or cranes and have been left with serious injuries.  We also have experience of representing claimants whose loved ones have been involved in fatal accidents.
 
We will investigate whether your employer failed to meet your obligations to ensure that you were safe at work and used safe machinery.  Our expert falling from height accident at work claims solicitors will handle your case on a No Win No Fee basis.

Our expert building and construction site accident claims solicitors will handle such claims on a No Win No Fee basis and will diligently pursue compensation on your behalf against your employer.

You may be able to make an accident at work claim if you have been injured as a result of somebody else’s mistake.  You can also claim if a workplace accident has made an existing injury or condition worse, even if you believe you caused the accident, for instance if your injuries were made worse as the result of a piece of defective machinery.
 
We will provide you with a free claims assessment and advise you almost immediately as to whether you have a viable claim or not. 
 
If we proceed with your claim, we will contact your employer immediately and attempt to persuade them to accept liability for your accident. 
 
We will obtain all evidence on your behalf to support your case and will instruct individual medical experts who will assess your injuries and the impact they have had on your life.  We will also arrange medical treatment or rehabilitation to help you recover, if this is needed.

You can claim damages to reflect the injury that you have sustained.  This is known as general damages and takes into account pain, suffering, loss of amenity, how seriously injured you are and whether you have made a full recovery or not.
 
Any compensation claim would also include any financial losses you have suffered including loss of earnings, loss of pension, costs of medical treatment and travel expenses and costs of any rehabilitation and care, if needed.

You will still be able to claim, depending on the allegations that they make against you.  Sometimes employers argue that you were partly to blame for the accident, but the onus will be on them to prove this allegation. 

Most employers will understand that workplace accidents take place, and they should have insurance in place to cover claims.  However, if your working life becomes extremely difficult because you have made a claim, you may wish to obtain advice from one of our expert employment law solicitors.
 
Your employers cannot legally dismiss you simply because you are pursuing an accident at work claim.
 
An employer will have a legal duty to take care of your wellbeing whilst you are at work by providing safe equipment, a safe system and place of work, and adequate training. 
 

You have three years from the date you were injured to commence your claim.  There are some exceptions which include accidents working abroad as there may be a shorter time limit.  The time limit may also be different if your injury was caused by a piece of equipment that had a manufacturing defect.  The time limit will not apply if your loved one no longer has the mental capacity to make a claim themselves.