Falling boxes at work compensation claims

This is probably more relevant for anyone working in a warehouse, an industrial site, and even those who work in offices (if boxes of files are being moved for archiving or something similar). Workplace regulations are numerous, and they’re there to protect employees from being injured in the line of duty.

When it comes to boxes, if these need to be stacked, then your employer is responsible to risk assess the process to make sure that any stacked boxes are done in a way that is safe to ensure they don’t fall over or cause anyone harm.

This ranges from what sorts of boxes can be stacked atop another, given weights and sizes, to where boxes should be stacked, and how high to ensure a stack is stable. At the same time, employees must be instructed in the correct procedure for stacking boxes safely.
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Slipping and Tripping in a Supermarket – Do you have a claim?

It’s so common nowadays for people to end up injured in a supermarket. With so many things all under one roof that items can be knocked over and cause an obvious slipping or tripping hazards from stock falling on the floor – it’s a constant problem.

Ultimately, all this leads to supermarkets being pretty dangerous places. As much as you can look out for your own wellbeing by keeping an eye out for hazards on the floors, there are certain things like water or oil that aren’t easy to spot; and when you’re distracted by the bargain prices, the last thing you are doing is watching where you’re walking. As a result, the Occupiers Liability Act is a pretty important piece of legislation for supermarkets to uphold.

By law, whoever is responsible or in charge of a premises has a duty to do all they reasonably can to ensure people are not injured. Whether you have a claim or not is not so much down to the individual circumstances. Many people are unfortunately under the illusion that if you slip or trip in a supermarket due to an item being on the floor, or a slipping hazard that isn’t cordoned off or doesn’t have signs in the area, you have a claim. This is not the case at all I’m afraid.
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Just Started a New Job and had an Accident

In today’s current economic climate, it isn’t easy to find a new job. When you do get a new job, you want to make sure you make a fantastic impression and go the extra mile so you pass the probationary period and settle in to a new career. But as with anything in life, things don’t always go the way you plan them.

Having an accident at work can be stressful enough – having one in a new job can be even worse. The thing is, your wellbeing is the responsibility of your employer, so when you start a new job, it’s your employers responsibility to make sure that you are quickly trained in all things health and safety, and that you are trained in how to use equipment and do your job without ending up injured.

Firms should have a health and safety induction. It’s not the most thrilling thing in the world to read through pages and pages of information that ranges from important manual handling training to how to wash your hands properly; but it has to be done. But what I want to focus on more, in this blog post, is starting a new job where there is a very real risk of being injured quite easily.
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Average Compensation for a Broken Leg

The amount of compensation you are entitled to receive is all about the severity of the injury, the affect it has on your everyday life, and how long you will be suffering for. On top of that, there are losses and expenses to consider – like lost earnings from time off work, medical expenses, treatment fees, etc.

This all takes medical evidence and collating your individual losses. It can end up being a great deal of work. So when people ask us the question “how much can I claim for – just give me a ballpark figure – I won’t hold you to it!” it’s not as easy as it sounds. For straightforward injuries we can perhaps give you averages and statistics, but it still maybe nowhere near the figure you’re actually entitled to receive.
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Work Lorry Accident Compensation Claims

We take on a lot of work accident claims, and a lot of them relate to workers injured on the back of the lorry they are either driving or working from. I’ll give you a few examples and explain a little about how the law works when it comes to who is at fault and how to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

First and foremost, a lorry is classed as work equipment – and under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, your employer has a specific duty to inspect and maintain all work equipment to make sure no one comes to harm when using it. As it so happens, there are also some strict liability regulations that mean that if you are injured due to defective work equipment, you may have a very strong case. Say for example the shutters break and fall on you because a catch is broken, or they get stuck as you’re pushing them and cause you to badly jerk your back. Even if there was no way your employer could have stopped this from happening, you may still have a very good claim.
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Do I have to go to Hospital to make a Compensation Claim?

This is a fairly common question that is asked of our expert claims team here at The Injury Lawyers. The answer is no; you don’t HAVE to go to hospital if you don’t need to.

It is highly recommended that you see some form of medical expert. You don’t have to go to hospital if you can see your GP for an appointment instead. As long as you have some form of medical attention which leads to your medical records being updated with information about the injuries you have sustained and how they were caused, you should be fine.

The reason you need medical attention is that we will later value your claim for compensation based on medical evidence from a report we will obtain from a suitable expert. It is a great help to the expert to see your medical records to show that you sought help after sustaining the injuries. They can use this as part of the report.
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Can I Claim Compensation if I Haven’t Broken any Bones?

People often have the misconception that claiming for compensation requires you to be seriously injured, or at least in a position where something is broken and a hospital was needed for treatment. This is not the case – and I’m not talking about injuries that are far worse, like amputations or brain damage; I’m talking about sprains, bruising, and other injuries under the scope of soft tissue damage or lacerations.

The answer is simple – no you don’t have to have broken something, and you can claim for what we would class as minor injuries. There are two potential roads to go down – firstly, if your injury lasts more than four to six weeks, it should be worth at least £1,000. As long as it is worth at least this much, we can make a compensation claim as we are entitled to recover our legal fees from the other side. If it’s worth less than that, you can still claim but the case would likely fall within the realms of the Small Claims Track. For this, a solicitor cannot normally recover fees so you might have to go it alone in a small claims court.
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Recovering after a Road Traffic Accident with Private Medical Care

Normally you will end up suffering with whiplash after a road traffic accident; unless it was serious and caused you multiple bodily injuries. For the purpose of this article I’m going to stick with whiplash.

Some people are lucky and their whiplash symptoms will completely resolve after a few days. For others, you could be suffering for weeks, months, or even years. There is no miracle cure for whiplash – the pain and symptoms can be managed with pain killers and anti-inflammatory medication, but sometimes it takes more than just a few pills to recover from this sort of injury. That’s where we come in!

We offer the whole package for a whiplash claim – we will settle your claim for the highest amount, and we will deal with your vehicle hire and repair needs, and private medical care as well. We can arrange private treatment to help you recover from your injuries at a much faster rate. This is great for you for two reasons – first you get to recover quicker, and secondly you kind of have to take treatment if it’s needed or offered as you have a duty to mitigate your losses. That means you must do all you can to recover as quickly as you can rather than just suffering on and on needlessly.
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Permanent Injury Settlements

To quote (roughly, I think) from the Saw films, the human body is a miraculous creation, and can take a great deal of punishment.  If you’ve seen the films, you’ll know what I mean…

But Hollywood aside, the news that an injury you have sustained is going to leave you with a permanent problem can be devastating to hear. For reasons unknown, certain injuries just don’t heal very well, or at all. The obvious ones like amputation or the loss of an organ or similar can obviously leave you with a permanent disadvantage. But there are other things, like permanent muscular weakness or nerve damage that equally leave you with long term and potentially indefinite problems.

Commonly, bone on bone heals well, but for reasons unknown, a ruptured ligament or damaged nerve either needs reconstructing or has little or no chance of recovering. So how do we take this in to account when it comes to valuing a claim for personal injury compensation that leaves you permanently injured? How can we put a value on something that changes your life for the worse forever? It’s not easy; but as specialist injury lawyers, we do it all the time.
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Average motorbike compensation injury amount

Given that road accidents are so common, I can normally tell you that, statistically, the average minor whiplash claim settles for around £2,500. The bracket for minor whiplash, which is where most people will be, is between £1,000 – £5,000.

However, motorbike injuries are of course normally far worse.
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