How to show your employer is legally liable to pay compensation for your construction accident Construction sites are considered very dangerous work environments and as such the health and safety laws surrounding employees working on building sites are very strict. Should an accident happen due to an employer breaching the health and safety rules it […]
Coal Worker Injury Claim Scotland How Long? Average Compensation Payout Amputation Fractures Leg Arm
UK solicitor sets out how long you have to claim for a coal face injury including how to calculate your compensation settlement for severe injuries including an amputated arm, multiple fractures to arm and leg, lacerations and psychological injury. Scottish coal worker accident victim question I worked for a Scottish coal company in a number […]
Claim Compensation Work Lifting Injury: Lower Back Strain Amounts
UK solicitor sets out how to claim compensation for a lifting injury at work when proper manual handling training has not been provided. Work lifting injury question I work in a factory in Coventry and part of my job is to move boxes on a trolley from one area of the factory floor to another. […]
Claim Compensation Work Accident: Dislocated Knee Hole In Office Floor
Find out how to claim compensation if you have suffered an injury at work with the example of a dislocated knee from a fall down a hole in the floor in an office. Using the example of a dislocated knee at work find out how you can claim compensation for various injuries in the work […]
Building Site Work Accident Claim In Dundee Scotland: Neck Fracture Scarring Hair Loss Concussion Depression
UK work accident solicitor explains how to determine the amount of compensation you can claim for neck fractures, scarring, hair loss, concussion and psychological injuries following a building site accident in Dundee in Scotland. Building Site Work Accident Victim Question I am a builder working for a large development company working in Scotland – Dundee, […]
Burn At Work Accident Claim
UK solicitor explains how to claim compensation if you have suffered a burn injury at work. Burn Accident Victim Question I work as a kitchen porter in a restaurant in London. Last Saturday the chef asked me to put some plates in the dishwasher as I was picking the plates up close to the position […]
Broken Ulna And Radius In Work Accident: How Much Compensation Can I Claim?
Find out how much compensation you can claim for a broken / fractured ulna and radius bones in a UK work accident. Broken arm work accident victim question I had a fall at work and broke the ulna and radius in my arm a couple of weeks ago due to defective flooring. My employer have […]
Building Site Accident At Work Claim: Slip On Plywood Knee Ankle Wrist Injury
UK work accident solicitor explains how to claim compensation if you have had an accident in a building site including a slip on a wet plywood walkway causing knee, ankle and wrist injuries. Building site accident at work victim question I work on a building site in Birmingham and in May 2011 a new walkway […]
Broken Ankle Falling Off Ladder At Work: How To Claim UK Compensation
How to claim compensation if you have suffered a broken ankle or other injury at work due to a fall from a ladder. Employment protection for workers on ladders Very strict employment regulations exist to protect employees when working height, such as on ladders. An employee that is working on a ladder should have a […]
Mental Scar Compensation Claim: Road Accident Work Industrial Injury PTSD
UK personal injury solicitor sets out how to claim compensation for a mental scar following accidents on the roads, at work, in industry or as a result of a crime of violence A mental scar is another name for psychological injury, which can often happen after a traumatic event either an accident or criminal assault. […]