Personal injury at work compensation claims

Slips and trips account for the majority of accidents and personal injuries at work. Workers may trip over obstructions left in designated walk ways, loose cabling or paperwork. It is also common to slip on spillages, which have not been cleaned up or on unsuitable flooring.

Owners of business premises and employers are legally responsible to ensure workers are protected from slips and trips, which may cause personal injury at work. The main regulations relevant to this area are The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and The Work at Height Regulations 2005. Other regulations may also be relevant depending on the circumstances of the accident which causes personal injury at work.
These accidents can happen either in a regular workplace or on site. If an accident has happened during the past three years at work which was someone else´s fault, you can claim personal injury compensation. Examples of successful compensation claims include:-

 · Unsuitable floor material in the workplace (e.g. using slippery lino in a workplace where condensation may form on the floor)
 · Failure to provide adequate lighting for an area accessed by employees
 · Failure to repair or warn of a hazard capable of tripping an employee (e.g. a raised carpet tile/hole in floor)
 · Falls down stairs where handrails should have been in place.
Potential claimants often do not make a compensation claim for personal

injury after an accident at work because they think the accident was due to their own carelessness or lack of concentration (i.e. “I was not looking where I was going”) or because they were carrying something and could not see the hazard. The legal system makes allowance for “being human” and such claims can often still be successful, despite the claimant initially thinking they could not claim for personal injury compensation. Please talk to us if you think you may have a claim.

Stephen Astin of Farnworth Rose Personal Injury Solicitors qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and joined the firm in 2007. Stephen acts in the field of compensation claims for Accidents and Illnesses at work. Offering a friendly and professional service he will deal with your claim for compensation.
Farnworth Rose Personal In jury Solicitors offer clients a personal one to one service and ensure that you receive 100% of your damages. We do not use middlemen and will give you sound and sensible advice. Our aim is to deal with your claim efficiently and professionally, and to maximize the amount of your award. We operate on a no win on fee basis and even pay you £100 when we take on your claim.

Call Stephen free on 08000 1 54321 or fill in the online claim form.

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