{"id":14433,"date":"2013-11-29T11:23:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T11:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=14433"},"modified":"2013-11-29T11:23:42","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T11:23:42","slug":"slipped-on-vegetables-in-a-supermarket-claim-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2013\/11\/29\/slipped-on-vegetables-in-a-supermarket-claim-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Slipped on Vegetables in a Supermarket Claim Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/supermarket-accident-claims-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"supermarket slip claims\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9427\" \/>It may sound amusing, but it&#8217;s no laughing matter if you end up slipping on a vegetable (or vegetables) and fall down to the ground. Landing on a hard floor can easily result in broken bones. Twisting and turning as you fall can easily cause serious ligament damage.<\/p>\n<p>So if this does happen to you, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Occupiers Liability Act<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The above piece of legislation basically imposes a duty on to the supermarket to take all reasonable steps to ensure people are not injured in the supermarket. So whether you have a claim of not depends on whether they have failed to take all reasonable steps.<\/p>\n<p>So first we must assess what reasonable steps are. The following are the most common examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inspection and cleaning regimes &#8211; where someone must inspect all aisles in the supermarket on a reasonable basis. Perhaps every half an hour or so. Hazards can then be cleared away.<\/li>\n<li>Clean as you go systems &#8211; where staff are trained and instructed to look out for hazards when working.<\/li>\n<li>Signage and cordons &#8211; to block off a hazard to the public when it is known.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So if the supermarket, as an example, does not have a system of inspection and maintenance, we could argue that this is a failure to take all reasonable steps and as such is a breach of this important health and safety law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do we know if they have taken all reasonable steps or not<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>Well, until we actually pursue a case, we don&#8217;t. It takes submitting a claim to the supermarket or their insurers and then seeing what their response is.<\/p>\n<p>If they can prove they have taken all reasonable steps, unfortunately, you may find it very difficult to win a claim. It doesn&#8217;t matter how severe your injury is &#8211; in reality it all depends on whether there is a breach of the law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you claim<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>Well it&#8217;s worth us investigating it for you on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/no_win_no_fee.php\">No Win, No Fee basis<\/a>. If we do win the claim, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/100-percent-compensation-4u.php\">you will keep 100% of your compensation payout<\/a> &#8211; so it&#8217;s well worth putting a claim in!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t be embarrassed either &#8211; we take on a lot of claims with these sorts of circumstances, and you have the right to make a claim! <strong>For advice, call us now on 0800 634 75 75<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may sound amusing, but it&#8217;s no laughing matter if you end up slipping on a vegetable (or vegetables) and fall down to the ground. Landing on a hard floor can easily result in broken bones. 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