There’s a reason why there is specific workplace regulations that cover being hit by a falling object; to make sure it never happens! The bits that cover being hit by a falling object like a crate fall within the realms of The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. The relevant part reads as follows:
13.(1) So far as is reasonably practicable, suitable and effective measures shall be taken to prevent any event specified in paragraph (3).
(3) The events specified in this paragraph are:-
(a) any person falling a distance likely to cause personal injury;
(b) any person being struck by a falling object likely to cause personal injury.
So stacking crates too high, resulting in the stack being unstable and likely to fall, can be considered a breach of these regulations. If you are injured because crates have been stacked too high and either one or several of them fall and injure you, you have a good chance of making a successful claim for work injury compensation.
How a claim works
If we can prove that your employer is in breach of health and safety regulations and this has caused an injury, you should have a valid claim under your employer’s liability insurance. They could be in breach if there are no policies about not stacking crates too high, for example. Or perhaps no means of securing highly stacked crates.
At the same time, if there are policies and a colleague ignores these and causes the accident, your employer can still be liable under what is known as vicarious liability. This essentially means that the negligence of a colleague results in your employer being responsible to compensate you.
The process is simple. If the accident happened on or after 31st July 2013, we will submit a Claim Notification Form directly to the employer or insurer and ask that they accept liability as soon as possible. If they accept, it’s just a matter of valuing your claim which is done by you seeing a medical expert. We can also assist with private medical treatment as well.
100% Compensation
For work accident compensation claims, we can normally offer you a full 100% compensation agreement which means you keep every penny of the compensation that is rightfully yours. So call us now on 0800 634 75 75 for specialist help and advice now.
