{"id":18810,"date":"2015-08-28T14:30:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=18810"},"modified":"2016-10-11T11:03:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T10:03:58","slug":"fall-from-unsecured-ladder-vehicle-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2015\/08\/28\/fall-from-unsecured-ladder-vehicle-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall from unsecured ladder on a vehicle claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Work at Height Regulations put an important duty on your employer to make sure that you are not at risk from a fall during the course of employment. When it comes to falls from unsecured ladders on vehicles, the risks can be grave. We’re talking tankers and wagons here where the falls can be from excessive heights that can lead to life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

So what are your rights if you have fallen from an unsecured ladder at work? What should you employer have done to have prevented this?
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The duty of care for you<\/h2>\n

In essence your employer is responsible for preventing employees from falling a distance that could hurt them, as well as preventing anyone being hit by a falling object. So, when it comes to relevance here, your employer is directly responsible for making sure you do not fall from an unsecured ladder and that you are not hit by an unsecured ladder either.<\/p>\n

Common causes of falls where you can claim<\/h3>\n

There are common scenarios where you could be injured by an unsecured ladder at work accident that could allow you to make a successful injury claim<\/a>. These include:<\/p>\n

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