Accidents at Work Claim
Trusted personal injury and accident at work solicitors
At Hart Brown Solicitors, we have a Legal 500 recommended Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence team who have the skills and expertise to support you if you have been injured following an accident in the workplace.
If you have been involved in an accident at work, you need the help of highly experienced solicitors who fully understand the complex issues that arise in these cases. For example, obtaining vital witness statements from work colleagues may be a challenge if they fear that their job prospects will be affected.
Our team of expert solicitors has successfully handled many workplace accident claims. We have been repeatedly ranked in the Legal 500 for our personal injury expertise for several years in a row and we are recognised as leaders in this area within the wider legal profession.
What can be claimed for an accident in the workplace?
Our accident at work solicitors fully understand the challenges you face and can provide much needed support to ensure you receive the compensation you rightfully deserve.
If you are injured as a result of an accident at work, you may be entitled to compensation for:
- Loss of earnings, whether you are employed or self-employed
- Loss of bonuses, allowance or holiday entitlement
- Loss of overtime income
- Loss of future earnings
- Loss of pension
- Damage to clothing or work equipment
- Medical treatment costs, including medication, physiotherapy, osteopathy, private operation costs, chiropractic treatment costs etc.
- The costs of any disability equipment
- Care awards for people who look after you
- Loss of amenity if you cannot participate in pre-accident hobbies or sports
- Travel expenses
Workplace accident claims
If you need to make a claim as a result of an accident in the workplace, our expert team of solicitors will act quickly to:
- preserve machinery/equipment as it was at the time of the accident
- photograph equipment and the work environment before it is altered
- ensure that documents such as maintenance/training records do not disappear
Our solicitors will investigate whether your employer has been negligent in failing to provide a safe system of work. They will also advise on whether any regulations have been breached, including those relating to:
- work and safety equipment / protective clothing
- lifting and other manual handling operations
- the carrying out of risk assessments
- health and safety training
- hazardous substances
- working at heights
- display screen equipment
Whether you need to discuss an accident in the workplace, an employer’s liability claim, or any other type of personal injury claim, we’re here to help. We have many years of experience dealing with accident claims relating to a variety of work environments including factories, offices, shops, and building sites. If there is a related employment claim we will also be able to handle that for you too.
Speak to an expert accident at work solicitor
If you’ve had an accident at work and would like to discuss your situation with a specialist, please contact us on: 01483 887766, email info@hartbrown.co.uk or start a live chat today.