Employees are often injured, occasionally very seriously, by work equipment provided to them by their employers. Often, their claims are quite straightforward if they can prove that the object in question that caused the injury was not working properly. This applies even if the defect wasn’t caused by the employer’s negligence – for example if it has a manufacturing fault or was provided by a hire company.
Provided the employer owned or provided the equipment, then a claim against them for compensation arising from the injury will have a good chance of succeeding.
No Win No Fee Personal Injury Claims
We offer a free consultation with one of our friendly solicitors to get the ball rolling. After you’ve told us what happened, we’ll provide you with expert legal advice at no cost to you.
Legally, work equipment will include any tools or equipment, mechanical or otherwise provided to anybody to use as part of their job.
Although we see a lot of these types of claims from clients who work in the building trades and with machinery, just about any employee could be injured by defective equipment.
Examples include a client who was electrocuted by a badly wired laptop, another whose chair collapsed in their office, a salesperson who fell due to having to carry a large display case which was caught by a gust of wind, a man who was provided with inadequate safety gloves, an employee who was provided with overalls that were too small for them (and caused backache) and several others who suffered injuries to their fingers and hands when using dangerous unguarded machinery.
Insurance
Most employers will be insured in respect of these claims, and we have many years of pursuing successful claims against insurance companies.
According to the Health and Safety Executive, there were 565,000 non-fatal injuries self-reported by employees in 2021/22 to the Labour Force Survey, yet only 61,713 were reported to the HSE by employers.
We normally take these claims on a Conditional Fee basis (commonly known as “no-win-no-fee” agreements) which normally means that the injured clients pay nothing if their claim fails and a success fee and an insurance premium if it succeeds.
If you are injured by defective work equipment, then you will be entitled to recover compensation to include:-
- An amount for your pain, suffering and loss of amenity.
- Your lost earnings (past and future if applicable).
- Recompense for the time spent by others helping you and doing jobs you would have done if you hadn’t been injured, whether they were paid to do so or not.
- The cost of travelling to medical appointments and elsewhere as a result of your injury.
- The cost of any medical treatment, aids, equipment and medication you have paid for.
- Any items of your personal property damaged as a result of the incident.
- Gym memberships when you couldn’t attend due to your injury.
- Ruined or cancelled holidays.
- Any other expense you have been put to.
Accidents at Work
We can help you claim compensation for your injuries and any associated financial losses. These losses can include loss of earnings, medical costs and help received from friends and family. Whatever losses you have suffered, we will be able to advise you.
There are many ways in which you can be injured at work, such as in factory and warehouse accidents, construction accidents, or accidents caused by defective equipment or insufficient training. There are many other examples so for expert advice get in touch.
No Win No Fee Personal Injury Claims
We want to make your claim process a smooth one. That’s why we offer a free consultation with one of our friendly solicitors to get the ball rolling. After you’ve told us what happened, we’ll provide you with expert legal advice at no cost to you. We also operate a No Win, No Fee policy here at Taylor Emmet.
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