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Did you know that a quarter of all workplace deaths involving falls from heights are a result of fragile surfaces?

It’s a horrible statistic and we often represent workers who have been injured because of falls through fragile roofs, fragile walkways, fragile surfaces, and when having to use other fragile materials for walking on generally.

So what are you rights? Read on for more information.
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Accidents where workers limbs are caught in machinery like saws are unfortunately common. Whilst the UK can boast a fairly decent health and safety record on a global standing, most accidents are often caused by circumstances like the above.

If you have been injured because your glove has been caught by a saw or a piece of saw machinery then you are entitled to claim for personal injury compensation.
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An employee getting their arm entangled in the roller of a conveyor belt is a common scenario in today’s workplaces. It’s a shame really because the law and the duty for employers to abide by is so crystal clear that there should never be an excuse for it happening. But sadly we take on claims like this all of the time.

The injuries of course can be very serious indeed. So if your arm has been entangled in the roller of a conveyor belt at work, what are your rights?
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The Work at Height Regulations put an important duty on your employer to make sure that you are not at risk from a fall during the course of employment. When it comes to falls from unsecured ladders on vehicles, the risks can be grave. We’re talking tankers and wagons here where the falls can be from excessive heights that can lead to life threatening injuries.

So what are your rights if you have fallen from an unsecured ladder at work? What should you employer have done to have prevented this?
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We’ve helped a lot of people claim for work accident compensation after they’ve been injured by a supermarket roll cage. There are a lot of ways in which supermarket roll cages can cause injury to you, and your rights are enshrined in law when it comes to being eligible to claim.

We, as expert injury lawyers, are here to explain those rights to you and here to fight for your claim when you need us. As a firm of specialist work injury lawyers your claim is in very safe hands with us.
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Our client instructed The Injury Lawyers after he dislocated two fingers when his overalls were caught in the mechanism of a magnetic drill he was using at work. There were no guards on the drill and no emergency stop functions meaning that the drill couldn’t be turned off in time to prevent the injury.

We felt this was a clear breach of several workplace health and safety regulations and we were happy to fight his case on a no win, no fee basis. We had a fight on our hands since the insurers tried to dispute liability.
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Work accidents caused by faulty equipment in the workplace are one of the number one causes for people making a claim for personal injury compensation. A huge proportion of the many work accident injury claims we take on are caused by faulty equipment in the workplace.

So take it from us as a firm of expert injury lawyers with particular expertise in helping work accident victims making claims when we say that we can properly help and advise you.

Want some more information on making a claim? Read on.
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As a firm of expert injury lawyers who specialise in work injury claims we can represent your case on a no win, no fee basis. It’s important to know that we are actually a real law firm and not a claims management company or accident advice service like many of the firms out there.

So if you are looking for the right lawyer for an accident at work claim then read on for some vital advice about what we offer and what you need to know.
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Scaffolding can be placed under several workplace health and safety regulations. Firstly it is work equipment which means that The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations apply; secondly it often involves working at height and so The Work at Height Regulations are useful; and finally as a traffic route The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations can apply too.

Why is this relevant? Because we only need to show that your employer is in breach of one relevant regulation to hold them at fault for an accident. So the more we can apply, the better chance we can have at winning a case.
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Despite the fact that we have a fairly good record when it comes to health and safety here in the UK, work accidents are still frighteningly common. As a firm of specialist injury lawyers we help a lot of victims for work accident claims and we often see trends in the nature of the accidents we help victims for.

Sometimes the happening of an accident should simply have never happened and was easy to prevent – the case of an unguarded chuck key in a lathe is one such example.
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