If you are unfortunate enough to become involved in an accident at a supermarket that wasn’t your fault then you might be able to make an injury compensation claim. Unfortunately, accidents like this occur more often than we’d think – in fact, supermarket accidents are on the increase as one of the more common injury compensation claims. Although health and safety regulations state that all facilities must ensure they show a duty of care to customers, accidents still happen on a regular basis.
All supermarkets have a number of checks they must complete throughout the day. They must ensure that spillages are cleaned up as soon as they happen to prevent anyone from injuring themselves. They must also check that any other hazards, such as displays that have been knocked over, are rectified immediately.
Supermarkets can get extremely busy, especially during the evenings and weekends. This means the likeliness of you becoming involved in an accident increases. People in supermarkets can be careless when pushing their shopping trolleys, and often push them into people or over people’s toes without realising.
If you become involved in an accident at a supermarket, you should:
- Alert a member of staff immediately – they will be able to assess your injuries and get you the medical attention you need.
- Staff on site should fill out an accident report form. This form will record what caused the accident you were involved in, and what injuries you suffered. It will also state what actions staff carried out when assisting you and your injuries.
- Take photos of the accident scene – this will act as evidence if you later on decide to make an injury compensation claim.
- Write down the name and contact details of any witnesses who saw the accident. Supermarkets are busy places, so it’s likely someone saw what happened.
- Seek medical attention – when doing so, you should make them aware of how your injuries were sustained. They will then make a note of this in your medical records.
If you have been involved in an accident in the past three years, give us a call for a free and friendly chat about claiming for compensation.
