Office Injury Claims
Have you suffered personal injury as a result of an office accident? If you have, you may be eligible to make office injury claims. In the UK, offices are considered to be safe work environments without many risks of hazards as compared to warehouses, factories and construction sites. However, a significant number of accidents occur in offices every year which leads to making office injury claims. There are a number of reasons why office accidents are common in UK. Some of the reasons include inadequate workstations, inadequate seating arrangement, slips, trips and falls from wet flooring or loose cabling, etc. If you have suffered injuries due to the negligence of your employer or a co-worker, it may not be too late to start a claim for compensation.
Employers Duty of Care
Whether it is a construction site, warehouse, factory or an office, all work area are subject to health and safety legislation. This means that all employers owe a duty of care to their employees and they must carry out their duties to ensure that employees are protected from risks of accidents and injuries whilst at work. It is the duty of the employer to take precautions to prevent office accidents from happening. Although all risks of accidents and injuries cannot be eliminated, the employer must ensure that preventative measures have been taken to minimise those risks.
Employers’ duty includes the following:
- ensuring that the workplace is kept neat and tidy
- ensuring that risk assessments have been carried out to minimise potential risks of accidents
- ensuring workers receive proper training and adequate supervision
- ensuring workers are provided with suitable workstations and comfortable seating arrangement
If your employer has failed in his duty of care and you have suffered an injury due to the negligence on the part of your employer, you may be in a position to make office injury claims. There are strict time limits in place for making work accident claims and for this reason it is important for you to start a claim for compensation as soon as possible following an accident.
Types of Office Injuries
Various types of office injuries can give rise to potential office injury claims. Some of the common types of office injuries include:
- repetitive strain injury
- slips, trips and falls leading to broken bones and fractures
- back injuries arising as a result of manual handling and heavy lifting
- carbon monoxide poisoning caused by broken appliances such as gas boilers
- electric shocks caused by faulty equipments at work
Making Office Injury Claims
If you have suffered injuries in an office accident due to no fault of your own, we can help you make office injury claims on a No Win No Fee. Our solicitors not just take the risk out of making a claim for compensation, but we also guarantee that you will receive 100% compensation without any deductions if your claim is successful.
To get in touch with our experienced personal injury claims solicitors, give us a call on our free phone number or simply complete our online claim form.
