Poor maintenance or non-implementation of adequate safety measures to keep safe the mental and physical health of workers is main reason behind accident at work.
If you or any other person you know has fallen victim to such a situation, he has the legal capacity to ask for compensation from the employer or management of the organization.
This claim will be done under the provisions laid down by personal injury claims.
Precisely it suggests that a person if sustains certain degrees of physical or psychological injury without any fault of his own, he is entitled for compensation from the wrongdoer, provided the wrongdoer's liability behind the accident is proven.
The personal injury solicitors are best persons, who may provide you with the correct help.
What are the Most Common Examples of an Accident at Work? The personal injury claim for a workplace related accident can be lodged on several grounds.
Here follows some of the most common examples: • Inadequate maintenance of stairs or landing space, which may cause injuries from slip, trip and fall • Failing to provide proper safety measures to workers handling chemical, corrosives or any other hazardous substances • Using faulty or old machinery, which may cause serious accidents such as damaged limbs, amputation, partial or permanent physical disability, even fatality • Accidents caused by falling from heights • Industrial diseases, such as Silicosis, Asbestosis and Mesothelioma that mainly happen mainly when workers are exposed directly to asbestos or silicon plaques • Injuries caused due to carbon-monoxide poisoning • Complications like Vibration White Finger, which is caused due to over handling of machinery that vibrate • Psychological complications caused due to stress from extra work pressure Claiming Compensation: The most crucial thing about proving liability of an organization or the owner for the damage caused is producing relevant evidence.
The court will scrutinize each evidence you will provide under the light that to which extent they are supporting your claim.
Your personal injury solicitor will know the exact evidences you need to prove your innocence and flaw of the employer.
Please remember that the opposing party may emphasize on the element of contributory negligence, which means they will try to prove before the court that your actions also contributed to your plight.
So, share every detail with your solicitor and ask from him whether there is any element of contributory negligence in your action.
The Method of Providing Compensation: While court decides over the compensation amount, it takes into consideration various aspects including the seriousness of the injuries sustained, the circumstance of the accident, and how it will affect the financial capacity of you and your family.
The personal injury solicitors try in every possible way to win for you 100% of the estimated compensation.