{"id":17459,"date":"2015-01-23T15:41:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T14:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=17459"},"modified":"2015-01-23T15:41:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T14:41:44","slug":"stock-trolley-injury-compensation-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2015\/01\/23\/stock-trolley-injury-compensation-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock trolley injury compensation claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

We take on a fair volume of cases for people who have been injured as a result of a stock trolley in the workplace. They can be dangerous – either because of defects, unsuitability, or where the workplace has resulted in the use of the stock trolley being a danger.<\/p>\n

If you are injured as a result of using a stock trolley then you may be entitled to claim for personal injury compensation. Here’s some advice about the law and what you need to know.
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Can you claim?<\/h2>\n

If the accident has been caused through no fault of your own then you may have a valid claim for compensation<\/a>. There are several areas of the law we can look at to use to justify your right to make a claim.<\/p>\n

If the stock trolley was defective<\/strong> then this may be a breach of The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations<\/strong> which states that: Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair<\/em>.<\/p>\n

An easy example would be broken wheels causing it to fall over or where the trolley collapses and spills stock due to defective catches or clips.<\/p>\n

If it’s unsuitable<\/strong> – perhaps because you needed something that was bigger or something more powered to help move large stock – you may also have a claim. The same regulations say that: Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is so constructed or adapted as to be suitable for the purpose for which it is used or provided<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If its lack of suitability that causes an injury then they may be in breach here too.<\/p>\n

It’s important to remember that moving a stock trolley can be a manual handling<\/strong> task as well which means that The Manual Handling Operations Regulations<\/strong> can apply. Generally this means that every employer should ensure that:<\/p>\n