Reasons to make a Workplace Accident Claim in UK

There are numerous advantages to making a workplace accident claim following an incident that was not your fault. Some workplace accident victims recover quickly from their injuries and do not need to take time off work therefore it would not be necessary to make a workplace accident claim. Other victims, however, suffer serious and sometimes life changing injuries during a workplace accident and making a claim is often vital so that the victim can access the funds they need to access rehabilitation treatment or medical equipment.

One incident was reported by the Health and Safety Executive in which an employee was badly injured when he was flipped around a large rotating roller. The 39-year-old employee is attempting to straighten a crease on a roll of fabric as it was being wound up when his clothes were caught in the mechanism. The victim was dragged around the roll three times and suffered cracked ribs and bruising to one side of his body.

The victim’s employer was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executives following an investigation into the incident that occurred at its factory. The magistrates’ court responsible for behaving was told that there were no guards on the machine to prevent workers from accessing dangerous moving parts. The magistrates’ court was also told of the emergency stop button nearest to where the employee was working was defective.

If you were involved in a workplace accident, similar to the one detailed above, whereby your employer was entirely responsible for the incident occurring you should speak to No Win No Fee Accident at Work Solicitors about making a claim for your injuries. It is highly likely your workplace accident claim will be successful if there is sufficient evidence to prove that your employer provided you with faulty or defective machinery in the workplace and that this was the direct cause of you being involved in an accident.

Following the accident detailed above, the employee responsible for the employee safety was fined £6000 and ordered to pay £3600 in prosecution costs after pleading guilty to breaching Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. After the prosecution, an HSE inspector said: "The work was badly injured because his employer did not do enough to ensure he could not become entangled in the machine."

If you are interested in making a workplace accident claim in order to secure a compensation award for your injuries and financial losses, speak to the highly trained and knowledgeable legal experts at Work Accident Claims Solicitors. Work Accident Claims Solicitors can offer you a free evaluation of your case and, if we are able to take on your claim, you will be provided with no win no fee legal representation. No win no fee legal representation is the safest and most cost-effective way of making a workplace accident claim at no cost to yourself – you will not be charged any upfront fees nor will you be responsible for paying your legal fees once your claim is resolved successfully. Work Accident Claims Solicitors will ensure that you are awarded with 100% of the funds your solicitor is able to secure on your behalf.

Employees working in factories are not the only ones at risk of a serious accident, other industry sectors are just as dangerous and carry a significant number of risks. BBC News recently reported on an incident that occurred when a skip containing food waste overturned as the victims place of work. An employee suffered a fractured leg after a skip containing food waste overturned at his place of work but, tragically, he later died after suffering from a pulmonary embolism. The employees company was fined £67,000 for health and safety breaches after the worker died from complications. The company pleaded guilty to various failures under the Health and Safety at Work Act over the incident.

As a direct consequence of these failures, the victim became trapped with a skip he was placing food waste into overturned due to its lack of stability. It is possible to make a fatal workplace accident claim on behalf of a loved if your close relative tragically died as a result of their employer’s negligence.

Not all workplace accidents result in a fatal injury being sustained, but some to leave victims with chronic or disabling injuries. One recycling firm was ordered to pay more than £18,000 after an employee lost his arm in a horrifying workplace accident. In this incident, the employee had his right forearm severed in a baling machine at his place of work. The magistrates’ court responsible for hearing the case was told that the original protective guard for the baling machine had been damaged and replaced with a makeshift one. The employee tripped and put his arm out to break his form but his arm entered the baling chamber and was severed between the wrist and elbow. Sadly, surgery to repair the damage was unsuccessful and he now has to wear a prosthetic limb.

The Health and Safety Executive told magistrates that Mr Wright had struggled to gain access to any health and he had to run out and hail a van driver, lifting his severed limb in order to signal his distress. His employer was found to have breached the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations by failing to renew the protective guard on the baling machine.

No matter what type of incident occurred in your place of work, you are legally entitled to make a workplace accident claim in order to seek compensation for your damages. Contact the friendly and helpful experts at Work Accident Claims Solicitors today to find out more about starting a claim for various workplace accident compensation such as Slips Trips and Falls in the Workplace Compensation Claims, Back injury claims, Supermarket accident claims etc.