{"id":14198,"date":"2013-11-06T12:52:39","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T12:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=14198"},"modified":"2013-11-06T12:52:39","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T12:52:39","slug":"burnt-by-a-colleague-at-work-can-i-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2013\/11\/06\/burnt-by-a-colleague-at-work-can-i-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnt by a Colleague at Work – Can I Claim?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"burnFirst things first – I’m discussing negligence here, not maliciousness. So if you are at work, perhaps in a kitchen, and a colleague spills something hot on you or walks in to you whilst carrying hot soup for example, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?<\/p>\n

Vicarious Liability<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vicarious liability means that the negligence of a colleague falls on to the employer. So if a colleague fails to adhere to procedures and policies in the workplace and causes a burn injury to you, you can claim from your employers insurance.
\n<\/p>\n

Some easy examples – restaurants should have separate in and out traffic for staff when it comes to carrying hot food and liquid from the kitchen to the front of house. If a colleague goes in the wrong way and you collide, you could make a claim. Equally if a colleague was rushing around and knocks in to you and causes a burn, you could also make a claim.<\/p>\n

You’re Covered<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

I’m talking covered by insurance here – this isn’t an attempt at a pun in the event you end up covered in something hot causing burn injuries. Your employer has an important duty to have a policy of Employers Liability Insurance which will cover you for claims in the workplace.<\/p>\n

All we need to do is submit a claim either directly to your employer who will pass the claim to their insurers, or submit it directly to the insurers if we know who they are.<\/p>\n

100% Compensation Offering<\/strong><\/p>\n

The law changed in April 2013 – other lawyers will now take 25% from your payout and ask you to pay for insurance.<\/p>\n

We don’t<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

We can still give you 100% compensation for work accident personal injury claims<\/a>, and we will cover you on a self insured basis so you don’t pay us for a premium. That way, you lose nothing whether the claim is won or lost as we also work on a full and genuine No Win, no Fee basis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Get In Touch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Call us for free advice now on 0800 634 75 75 today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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