Fallen Down an Open Trapdoor? Make a Claim for Compensation Today
Whilst it may sound like something out of a slapstick comedy sketch, falling down an open trapdoor is no laughing matter and can result in serious injuries for the victim involved. You’re liable to break at least one bone, or perhaps end up with significant muscular, tendon, and / or ligament damage. You may end up injuring your back quite badly as well.
In general, the prospects of winning a claim for personal injury compensation for falling down an open trapdoor are good. For a public place like a bar or a restaurant, those in control of the premises must adhere to the Occupiers Liability Act. This means they must take all reasonable steps to prevent someone from being injured.
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Tripped on Protruding Screw, Nut or Bolt – Injury Lawyers Advice
Whilst they may only protrude just a few centimetres or less, tripping on a protruding screw, nut, or bolt can easily end up in an injury. So what happens if you are the victim of such an incident? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?
To help you, I will split this in to two sections – one for those who have tripped at work, and the other for those who have tripped in a general public area.
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Hit by Falling Object from a Vehicle – Injury Lawyers Advice
One of the last things you expect when you’re driving along is for something to fall off a vehicle and cause an injury. Perhaps a piece of the vehicle like the bumper comes off, or a bike falls off of a bike rack; or an object falls off the back of a lorry or trailer.
If this happens to you, where do you stand when it comes to making a claim for personal injury compensation?
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Injured at Work when Asked to do Something Dangerous
In the line of duty, as an employee, we are often asked to do things that may not form a part of our role specifically. I usually take the post as I can drive past the box to drop it in. I don’t mind as its no skin off my nose!
But what happens when you are asked to do something potentially dangerous? What happens if you do something that at the time may seem fine, but you actually end up injured? Well if you are asked to do something that breaches health and safety regulation, you may be entitled to make a claim for personal injury compensation if you are injured as a result.
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Tripped due to an advertising sign / hoarding? Where do you stand with a claim?
The Occupiers Liability Act places an important duty on those in control of a premises to take all reasonable steps to ensure visitors to their premises are not in any danger. Reasonable steps can be all sorts of things – like risk assessments to stamp out tripping hazards, and making sure there is no way something could fall and injure somebody.
Advertising signs and hoardings, widely used in today’s heavily commercialised society, can actually pose quite a danger if health and safety isn’t considered. We have seen circumstances in the past where:
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Fall or Trip due to a dip in the floor? Injury Lawyers Advice
A weak floorboard bends inwards; or perhaps concrete in an outdoor area has cracked and is falling inwards due to traffic – a person will not generally notice if there is a dip in the flooring. It’s not easy to spot. But if you walk over it you are liable to either trip or fall if your ankle is twisted or gives way because of the sudden change in the contour of the surface.
So what happens if you are in a shop and you fall because of a dip in the ground? Or perhaps it happens in the workplace? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?
Well let’s take a look at the law – starting with public places and then moving on to work accidents as differing laws apply!
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Injured by Collapsing Hole or Trench or Cavern at Work
Many industries, particularly for construction, will involve the digging of deep holes, trenches or perhaps caverns. It doesn’t take a genius to understand that it is dangerous to be somewhere exposed to a risk of a hole, trench, or cavern collapsing inwards. You could end up seriously injured or worse…
So what if this happens to you? Perhaps you are in a hole and the walls collapse inwards causing an injury?
There is a general duty to ensure a person isn’t injured in the workplace. So if the accident could have been prevented, you may have a successful claim for personal injury compensation. Here are a few examples that can apply:
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Overfilled Stock Room Accidents – Make a Claim Today!
As Christmas approaches, the retailers are going to inevitably load up their stockrooms as much as they can. I know this because the Christmas period is always one for shopping and spending, and I’ve worked in retail and seen just how much stock a large retailer will try and cram in their stockroom!
At the place I used to work at, I can tell you now that it was one huge health and safety hazard. As a college student with no legal experience, I couldn’t have told you that back then. But thinking of it now, I’m surprised more people weren’t injured!
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Never Lift Heavy Items Without Training or Without Assistance
Our backs are very susceptible to injuries caused by lifting and poor manual handling technique. That’s why there are specific regulations that address the issue of manual handling in the workplace. These are covered in The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
The actual legislation for this is simple and to the point. The important part reads as follows:
4.(1) Each employer shall–
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The Facts about 100% Compensation
Are you looking to make a claim for personal injury compensation? Where you expecting to get 100% of your payout, only to find lawyers are now talking about taking up to 25% from your payout instead? Or have you just got some paperwork through from a firm who neglected to mention that up to a quarter of your compensation will be swallowed up by them in legal fees?
The reason for the sudden U-turn in lawyers offering 100% compensation is because the government has changed the law on April 2013.
Many law firms are misadvising people because they don’t understand the changes. Some are potentially misleading people with offers like “100% No Win, No Fee” which isn’t actually confirming you will receive 100% of your compensation.
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