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If you have been injured in the workplace you
may be entitled to claim compensation. This section of
our website deals with issues arising from an accident
on a building or construction site.
Please read our
files on compensation claims and if you need more
detailed advice: CONTACT US TODAY for assistance on your
case and we can advise you immediately of your right to
claim.
We can also help with specialist legal areas such as
asbestos disease claims,
industrial deafness and
vibration white finger claims following exposure to
substances or sustained machine use at work. Many of
these cases involve slow developing symptoms and it is
important that you obtain advice as soon as possible on
your situation.
An employer must always carry out a risk
assessment in the form of an investigation conducted to
identify whether any particular act or operation gives
rise to a safety risk or hazard.
Read more about
work related upper limb disorder injury (WRULD)
caused by work
CASE EXAMPLE
The
claimant in this particular case was a glazer by trade
and was sub-contracted to work on a large residential
building site project. He was walking along a section of
scaffolding boards with a large piece of glass in his
hand when the boards gave way and he fell 6 metres to
the ground.
He suffered a neck fracture and severe lacerations in
the fall. The claimant was hospitalised for 3 weeks. On
his release from hospital he contacted The Claims
Connection service for advice on claiming compensation
following his
construction accident. As a self-employed contractor
he was not earning and was suffering severe financial
hardship. We advised him that subject to liability being
decided, he would be entitled to claims compensation for
the following items: Pain and suffering Physiotherapy
Lost earnings Care and services Legal costs.
Our
solicitors began investigating the claim and learned
from the official
RIDDOR evidence that a scaffolder had unfastened
two securing bolts and their brackets on the section of
scaffold in preparation for dismantling. He did not
realise that work was still going on and had
misinterpreted his instructions.
Liability was admitted
in full.
The claimant received an immediate early
payment (interim award) of £5000 on account of lost
earnings. Because of the severity of his injuries we
were not able to conclude his claim until 2 years had
elapsed. The claimant received £20,000 for pain and
suffering. An additional £108,000 for lost earnings both
past and future and also £36,000 for care /services
relating to functions he was no longer able to perform
on a day to day basis.
To make an enquiry - just
complete the brief form opposite.
Our team will respond to
all written enquiries within 1 hour 8am-8pm. For
immediate accident claim assistance please CALL 0800 0322210
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Also read:
Your rights to sick pay or ssp whilst absent following
an injury. (It is not uncommon for employers to
refuse to fund sick pay even where the accident clearly
occurred as a result of their negligence) -
Reporting cases
to The Health & safety executive - More on
Health and safety at work
NEWS
Corporate manslaughter
punishments to get tougher - 17th February 2010
Workers exposed to asbestos
employer prosecuted - 4th February 2010
A man died on a construction site operating a
digger he was not qualified to use - 19th January 2010
Companies prosecuted after an
accident where one died and another was seriously
injured in a fall at work - 11th November
2009
Vibration injury victim wins compensation - 2nd
October 2008 Provisional figures of work-related fatal injuries in
Great Britain issued by the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) this week reveal that 228 workers lost their lives
as a result of accidents/incidents at work in 2007/08 -
04.07.2008
Millions
at risk from vibration injury at work - 01.07.2008
HSE
warn that there is NO safe level of exposure to asbestos
- 01.07.08
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