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According to reports from the BBC (Source), work on the huge Crossrail project site has been suspended following the death of a contractor who was hit by a piece of falling concrete at the end of last week. The victim was said to be a 43 year old contractor who was spraying concrete in the early hours of Friday morning when he was fatally injured.

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed, and a full investigation is due to be underway.

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Most lawyers will take 25% from your payout – we don’t!

Did you know that most law firms will now want to take 25% from your compensation payout to cover fees that the government have stopped law firms recovering? Now, we are subject to less fees than we used to be able to recover because the government stopped us from being able to recover our Success Fee from the opponent.

But we can still offer you a 100% compensation agreement for work accident claims – read on to find out how!

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As part of our ongoing pledge to make sure our clients keep all 100% of their payout since the law changed last year, resulting in most other lawyers now taking 25% from payouts, we’ve been asked a fair few times if this is the case for forklift truck accidents in the workplace.

The great news is that we do offer 100% compensation agreements for most workplace accident claims, and forklift truck accidents are no different!

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Work Accident Claims – 100% Compensation!

Trolleys and stock cages are a common piece of work equipment in many roles and workplaces. There is a duty for employers to take reasonable steps to make sure that trolleys and cages are maintained and suitable for use under The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992.

But what if there is nothing wrong with the trolley or cage itself, but the floor is dangerous or defective and a wheel gets stuck or caught, resulting an injury? Perhaps the sudden stop has jerked you and caused a back or shoulder injury, or perhaps the shift in weight has caused the trolley or cage to fall over?

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I think the vast majority of large work vehicles will have steps on them to allow employees to use them properly. Lorry cabs will have them; diggers will have them; even small vans may have them to access the back.

So what happens if you slip on vehicle steps and you are injured as a result? Whether you have slipped and twisted your ankle or knee, or fallen down and caused an impact injury, you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

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Oil is common in many workplaces, particularly those in the manufacturing and automotive industries. So what happens if you slip on oil that’s in the workplace? As far as substances go, oil is defiantly one of the ones that will be more likely to cause you to slip!

So if this happens to you, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation if this happens to you?

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The workplace can be an incredibly dangerous place especially if you are not shown how to use heavy duty machinery and equipment in the right way. Perhaps you work in a warehouse and operate a fork lift truck or maybe you work in an outbuilding operating a bulldozer. You could fall victim to minor injuries such as cuts and grazes or the injury could be more permanent and result in broken and crushed bones leading to a serious impact on your quality of day to day life. Some injuries may even be proven fatal if you are not shown by your employer how to use such equipment. It’s a serious subject.

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What happens if you walk into your workplace and you are asked to carry out a task involving a harmful substance or danger without any protective equipment and you end up exposed to the substance causing burns your skin? Or what happens you are in an area where you may need a helmet due to the risk of falling materials or objects? Can you pursue a claim for personal injury I hear you say?

The answer to the above is YES!

The law which governs the above falls under The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations.

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If an Employers Liability or a Public Liability claim is valued at between £1,000 and £25,000 and the incident happened on or after 31^st July 2013, then the new protocol will apply to how your claim is run. The new protocol enables your claim to be dealt with efficiently and as quickly as possible by inputting the information of the accident onto an online portal.  There is a 3 Stage process to follow to complete your claim.

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So what are you rights if you’re at work and suddenly the ladders provided to you collapse beneath you? Can you make a workplace claim for personal injury compensation?

As with most types of accident claims, it’s all circumstantial. We need to investigate how this has happened and what your employer could have done to have prevented the accident from occurring. If the ladders were faulty or unsuitable, or if the system of work was unsafe, you may be able to make a claim.

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