Falling from a height can rather obviously end up with some serious injuries sustained. I’m sure everyone knows that the higher the height, the more serious the injuries; and depending on what you’re falling on to could also make a huge difference. For this reason, health and safety rules and regulations surrounding working at height, or accessing high places, or in areas where risks of falls are there, are numerous.
For example, anyone who has to work at height must have appropriate training, guidance, and supervision for the task they are doing at height. If you must use high catwalks, or perhaps access scaffolding, rails should be in place to prevent anyone from falling. If you need to access a height using a ladder, the correct ladders must be used to ensure you do not end up falling and seriously injuring yourself.
In a none workplace scenario – I’m sure you’ve all noticed that bridges have rails and guards in place: to stop you from falling over the edge. Staircases and stepped areas will normally have handrails to hold o to as well, which is all in the name of preventing a fall from height.
So what happens when you fall from height through no fault of your own? Perhaps a section of scaffold or catwalk collapses and you fall through; or perhaps a rail is loose and you fall through. Or perhaps you slip or trip over some form of hazard near a drop, causing you to fall. In these circumstances you may have a claim for compensation.
The first step is to seek advice directly from a specialist personal injury lawyer. For example, us! We can normally tell you in minutes whether we think you have a claim, and can even get the ball rolling on the very same day for you. If you’re suffering with serious injuries, we’re more than happy to come out and see you face to face as well. And with this sort of claim, you should be entitled to private medical care that can be recovered directly from the other side to help you get back on the road to recovery as fast as possible.
If we think that there is someone, or some company, responsible for what has happened to you, we can make a claim for compensation against them. There should be a policy if insurance in place to cover you for your injury claim as well – and we will simply recover our legal fees directly back from the insurance as well; meaning you will receive 100% of your compensation payout.
For free advice as to whether you have a claim for compensation, call our claims helpline on 0800 634 75 75. We can normally tell you in minutes if we think you have a good claim or not, and we can get the case started right from the first call as well.
