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If you have experienced an injury or accident at work, our workplace accident solicitors can help you achieve the compensation you deserve.
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How our workplace accident solicitors can help
If you’ve been injured or become unwell because of an accident at work, you may be entitled to compensation. Not every workplace accident results in a valid claim: to succeed, we generally need to show that your employer owed you a duty of care, that they failed to meet it, and that this failure directly caused your injury or illness.
Employers have a legal responsibility to take reasonable steps to keep their staff safe, whether that means providing proper training, maintaining safe equipment, or following health and safety procedures. If your employer breached that duty and you were harmed through no fault of your own, our expert workplace accident solicitors can help you bring a claim.
We work on a no win, no fee basis, so you can pursue justice without financial risk.
Types of Workplace Accidents
Workplace accident claims vary depending on how the incident happened and what caused it, from one-off accidents to long-term illnesses developing over years of exposure. Most claims rest on employer negligence or a breach of statutory health and safety duty, and follow the same track system (small claims, fast track, multi-track) as other personal injury claims.
- Slips, trips and falls: caused by wet floors, trailing cables, uneven surfaces, or poor lighting
- Falls from height: from ladders, scaffolding, mezzanines, or roofs
- Manual handling injuries: back, shoulder, or muscle injuries from lifting or repetitive movement
- Machinery and equipment accidents: injuries from faulty, unguarded, or poorly maintained machinery
- Exposure to hazardous substances: chemical burns, respiratory illness, or dermatitis from inadequate PPE or ventilation
- Industrial disease: long-term conditions such as hearing loss, vibration white finger, or asbestos-related illness
- Vehicle-related workplace accidents: forklift incidents or being struck by moving vehicles on site
- Workplace violence or assault: where the employer failed to provide adequate protection
Who can make a workplace accident claim?
Workplace injury claims aren’t limited to permanent staff. Anyone owed a duty of care while on site, whether employed directly, working through an agency, or simply visiting, may have grounds to claim if that duty was breached.
- Employees: full-time, part-time, and permanent staff injured due to unsafe equipment, inadequate training, or unsafe systems of work
- Temporary and agency workers: covered by the same duty of care as permanent employees, even where liability is shared between the agency and the host employer
- Self-employed contractors: can claim where the site controller or employer failed to maintain a safe working environment
- Visitors and members of the public: anyone lawfully on site, such as delivery drivers or clients, injured due to unsafe premises or practices
- Volunteers: may have grounds to claim depending on the level of control and supervision exercised by the organisation
- Workers exposed over time: those who develop industrial disease or long-term conditions through prolonged exposure to noise, vibration, or hazardous substances during their employment
How to make a workplace accident claim
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Contact our team
Get in touch at your earliest convenience. We offer a free initial consultation to assess the merits of your case, the best way forward and discuss how we can help.
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We build your case
Early contact means we can start working on your case while the details of your treatment are still fresh, helping us build the strongest possible case on your behalf.
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Secure your compensation
Where the NHS or private healthcare provider acknowledges liability early on, we may be able to secure interim compensation payments ahead of your final settlement, helping cover medical costs and living expenses while you recover.
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Get In TouchWorkplace Accident Claims FAQs
Yes. If you were on site as a visitor or contractor, you may still have a claim, provided whoever controlled the site failed to keep it safe.
Injuries from lifting, carrying, or moving items at work, commonly affecting the back, arms, legs, or muscles. These are common because employers must risk-assess and train staff for this work, and often fall short.
Possibly, as employers must maintain PPE, not just provide it. Faulty or poorly kept equipment contributing to your injury can support a claim.
Often yes as employers must ensure adequate training and supervision across the whole workforce, not just for you individually, so this can still ground a claim.
Being injured isn't enough on its own as you generally need to show a failure of duty, such as a missing risk assessment or unsafe equipment. A solicitor can assess this from the details of your case.
Construction sites, docks, farms, offices, and retail settings among others. Specific regulations vary by sector, but the core duty to keep premises reasonably safe applies throughout.
Liability usually depends on who had control over the area where the accident happened, not just who you rent your office space from. Shared or communal areas, such as kitchens, corridors, reception, and breakout spaces, are generally the responsibility of the serviced office provider or building management company, since they control maintenance and safety there. Your own dedicated workspace typically remains your employer's responsibility, alongside any duties they've delegated to the provider, unless something structural or electrical was neglected by the serviced office.
It's also possible for both your employer and the office provider to owe you a duty of care at the same time, in which case liability tends to follow whoever had actual control over the hazard rather than defaulting to one party. The lease or service agreement between them often sets out these responsibilities directly, and can determine who a claim is pursued against. In short: liability isn't about whose name is on the office door, it's about who controlled the hazard.
Many workplace claims run on a No Win, No Fee basis, so there's typically no upfront cost. You should confirm exact terms with your solicitor.
Generally yes, and limits vary by claim type. It's best to seek advice as soon as possible while evidence and witness recall are strongest.
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