Slipped on Ice at Work Injury Claims

If you have been injured due to a slipping accident at work, you may be entitled to claim compensation. At face value, slipping on ice is rather different to slipping on a spillage at work, whether the spillage is water, tea, coffee or something else. Whilst at work and on works premises, your employer has a duty to keep you reasonably safe and free from harm. This means that if a spillage does occur it should be cleaned up as soon as practicable. Until the spillage is cleaned employees should be protected in other ways – i.e. there should be a warning sign in place to warn of the hazard (wet floor).

With ice at work it is a little different in the sense that premises could be icy due to the weather which the employer does not have any control over. However the duty to keep employees reasonably safe and free from harm still remains. This means that the working site must be kept as safe as possible. This could be done by clearing snow and ice from outside areas and blocking areas off if necessary. If a worker slips on ice at work then the employer may still be liable for a claim.

To avoid liability the employer must show that all reasonable safety steps had been taken – i.e. clearing the ice, blocking off hazardous areas, displaying warning signs, or laying down grit etc.

Slipping on ice at work could lead to potentially serious injuries including broken bones, strains etc. This may result in taking time off work and this is something that you may be able to recover as part of a slip compensation claim. There is a duty to mitigate your losses – this basically means that if you are medically fit to work then you should work. If you fail to mitigate your losses then these losses may not be recoverable.

If you have slipped on ice at work and sustained injury then it would appear that you the basis of a claim. It is important that you seek advice from an experienced solicitor with experience of dealing with similar claims.

We deal with most types of personal injury claims on a No Win, No Fee and 100% compensation agreement as well.