Employees injured by falling machinery and equipment at work could be eligible to claim compensation, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Health and safety legislation in the UK is stringent to prevent these kinds of incidents from occurring. As such, if they do, employees can be entitled to claim workplace compensation and we can represent you for a claim to ensure that fair justice is achieved.
To speak to our team now for free, no-obligation legal advice, please do not hesitate to contact us here.
The dangers of falling machinery and equipment at work
The dangers of falling machinery and equipment at work could be completely life-changing or even fatal in the worst-case scenarios. Plenty of equipment and machinery weighs a considerable amount, particularly in the manufacturing and heavy industries. This is why health and safety in the workplace is such an important thing to get right, and why there are a lot of regulations to try to protect employees as much as possible.
Ultimately, falling machinery and equipment at work could kill. Employees must be protected from such dangers as much as they possibly can, which is the responsibility of employers to make sure to get right. It only takes one oversight or one error, whether by an organisation or by an employee, and a serious accident could occur.
Pursuing workplace accident claims for compensation
If you have been hit by falling machinery and equipment at work, you could be entitled to pursue a workplace compensation claim now. Really, there should be no scenarios in which anybody could be at risk from such an incident so, if anybody has been injured in this way, it may well be a case of negligence on the part of an employer. Even if the fault is with an employee, the employer can be found vicariously liable for the negligence of an employee, meaning you can still pursue a workplace accident compensation case.
You could be entitled to recover damages for any pain, suffering and loss of amenity that you may have had to endure, both in the short-term and in the long-term. If you lose money from having to be off work, or from private treatment and medical expenses, these can also be considered as part of your “special damages” claim for losses and expenses. The idea behind pursuing the claim is to compensate you for the pain and suffering you have to endure and to make sure that you are put back in the position you were in, as though the accident had never occurred (as much as we possibly can).
To win a case, we will need to establish that you have been the victim of negligence. If we can do this, that is when you could be eligible to recover compensation to reflect what you have had to go through.
No Win, No Fee – claim safely now
You can safely pursue a claim for compensation for a workplace injury both in terms of legal representation and making sure you can pursue damages from your employer. Employers should have insurance to cover employees for accidents that occur, so all you are doing is claiming from the insurance that exists that is there to cover you. You do not need to see this as some kind of personal issue or problem in terms of your employment, and you can continue to work at the same place even when you have claimed from the insurance. In our experience, many employers are quite happy for employees to use the insurance that is there for this exact reason, as it can ultimately help to achieve some kind of justice for an avoidable incident.
In terms of legal representation, because we work on a No Win, No Fee basis, we can write off our legal fees if the case does not succeed, subject to the agreed terms and conditions in place. In short, this means you do not need to worry about what happens if the case does not succeed.
Now that you know you can claim safely, please do not hesitate to contact our expert legal team here now for free, no-obligation legal advice.
