Personal Injury
Accident at work solicitors
An accident at work can affect far more than your immediate health. It may lead to time off work, reduced earnings, treatment costs, anxiety about returning to your role and uncertainty about whether your employer should have done more to keep you safe. We provide clear, practical advice to employees who have been injured at work and need to understand whether a claim can be brought.
Employers are required to take reasonable care for the safety of their employees. That can include proper training, safe equipment, suitable risk assessments, adequate supervision, safe systems of work and a sensible response to known hazards. Where those duties have not been met and an injury has followed, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Types of workplace accident claims
We can advise on a wide range of accident at work claims, including:
- Slips, trips and falls in the workplace.
- Accidents caused by unsafe equipment, machinery or tools.
- Injuries caused by poor training, lack of supervision or unsafe systems of work.
- Manual handling and lifting injuries.
- Falls from height, falling objects and unsafe working areas.
- Accidents involving temporary workers, agency workers, contractors and visitors.
Establishing liability
A successful claim usually requires evidence that the accident was caused, at least in part, by a breach of duty. This may involve reviewing accident reports, risk assessments, training records, photographs, CCTV, witness evidence, maintenance records and any previous complaints about the hazard.
We will help you identify what evidence is likely to be important and whether the employer, occupier, contractor or another party may be legally responsible. We can also deal with insurers and representatives on your behalf so that the claim is presented properly from the outset.
Compensation and rehabilitation
Compensation may include damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity, together with financial losses such as lost earnings, treatment costs, travel expenses, care, assistance from family members and future losses where the injury has a lasting impact.
Where the injury is serious or recovery is delayed, we will consider rehabilitation needs and whether early treatment or interim payments should be pursued. The aim is not only to value the claim properly, but to support your recovery and protect your financial position.
Practical next steps
It is important to seek advice as early as possible. Employers and insurers may investigate quickly, and important evidence can disappear if it is not preserved. Strict time limits also apply to personal injury claims, so delay can create unnecessary risk.
We can review the circumstances of the accident, advise on prospects, explain the process in plain terms and guide you through each stage of the claim.