LADDER ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CLAIM SOLICITORS
More than 40,000 people sustain injury through a ladder accident in the UK each year. Employers are under a strict legal obligation to guarantee the safety of their workers to the best of their ability in line with health and safety laws. Should they breach this commitment, they may be held responsible for payment of damages in a ladder accident compensation claim for an injury incurred through their negligence. Employers failure includes improper securing, inadequate construction material, defects and damage, placing the equipment on an unstable surface inadequate training and supervision.
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Serious Injury & Fatality
Personal injury caused by a ladder accident is often serious especially falls from height onto a hard surface with up to 50 UK fatalities each year. Common injuries from ladder falls include broken bones especially legs and ankles, back and spinal injuries and a wide range of head injuries including severe brain damage, any of which can lead to lengthy periods off work to facilitate recovery and in some cases permanent disability. Compensation from a work injury claim can of course help should the injury be determined to have been caused through the employer's negligence in failing to ensure a safe work place.
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Fatalities
Unfortunately ladder accidents frequently result in fatality especially in falls from height onto concrete. Claiming compensation following a death will never be easy and compensation paid can never replace what has been lost. Like any claim for personal injury compensation it is necessary to prove that a third party was responsible for the death. If the deceased was partly to blame for the accident, compensation is reduced accordingly. The statutory bereavement award is paid either to a spouse or to parents for the death of a child under 18. Funeral expenses can also be recovered. In addition there is a standard formula for fatal accident claims to calculate the loss of income to the family household which can also be claimed. If the deceased normally supported dependents then that cost is recoverable.
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Free Advice
Our solicitors are experts in negotiating accident compensation claims for personal injury. If someone else was at fault and caused an accident at work then you need to take action. No matter how difficult or complicated we can handle it for you. Our personal injury solicitors have experience in dealing with both minor injury and injuries of the utmost severity. We deal with industrial accident claims using a no win no fee arrangement – compensation is paid in full – win or lose thee is no charge. For free advice just call the helpline and a solicitor who is a member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority panel of personal injury experts will discuss your claim on the telephone at no cost and with no further obligation.
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Free Legal Advice
Our personal injury solicitors operate the risk free no win no fee scheme. Compensation is paid in full. Win or lose there is no charge. Our services include :-
- investigation of the accident scene
- provision of photographs and plans where necessary
- interviewing of witnesses and provision of statements
- securing engineering and experts reports
- assessment of property damage
- estimation of the value of your personal injury
- provision of medical consultants reports
- negotiation with the employer, insurance company and/or loss adjusters
- legal representation in a court of law where necessary
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