{"id":14293,"date":"2013-11-15T14:30:39","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T14:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=14293"},"modified":"2013-11-15T14:30:39","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T14:30:39","slug":"tripped-on-protruding-screw-nut-or-bolt-injury-lawyers-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2013\/11\/15\/tripped-on-protruding-screw-nut-or-bolt-injury-lawyers-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Tripped on Protruding Screw, Nut or Bolt – Injury Lawyers Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"tripWhilst they may only protrude just a few centimetres or less, tripping on a protruding screw, nut, or bolt can easily end up in an injury. So what happens if you are the victim of such an incident? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?<\/p>\n

To help you, I will split this in to two sections – one for those who have tripped at work, and the other for those who have tripped in a general public area.
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At work<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a specific section in The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992<\/strong> that addresses the condition of floors and traffic routes. The most applicable part reads as follows:<\/p>\n

(3) So far as is reasonably practicable, every floor in a workplace and the surface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be kept free from obstructions and from any article or substance which may cause a person to slip, trip or fall<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I’d say that’s pretty clear in showing that there is a clear duty on the employer<\/strong> to ensure that there are no protruding screws, nuts or bolts on the ground that could cause a person to trip. Whether they have adhered to this duty could come down to what knowledge they had of the problem, or whether they ought to have known about it.<\/p>\n

If a screw, nut, or bolt has come loose over time and has risen, then whether you have a claim could be dependent on whether they knew about the problem, or perhaps whether it had happened before. If it was known, then you should have a good chance of winning a claim from your employers insurance.<\/p>\n

Either way, it’s always worth instructing us to look in to it for you!<\/p>\n

In a public place<\/strong><\/p>\n

The duty is similar to the above but comes under the Occupiers Liability Act<\/strong> which means those in control of a premises have to take all reasonable steps to ensure people are safe. Again, whether you have a claim or not probably come down to what reasonable steps have been taken or whether those in control of the premises ought to have known about the danger.<\/p>\n

Inspection regimes and risk assessments are normally used to spot such hazards.<\/p>\n

Can you claim<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

It’s definitely worth asking for our advice about our Genuine No Win, No Fe agreement<\/a> and 100% compensation offer<\/a>. It can be hard to tell whether the law has been breached without actually initiating a claim and looking at what evidence the other side may have; but as its No Win, No Fee, there’s no risk to you<\/strong> if it doesn’t win!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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