Accidents at Work

Wherever you work you have the right to a safe environment without the risk of having an accident at work and it’s your employer’s responsibility to mitigate that risk and ensure you are protected. 

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Accidents at work tend to vary from workplace to workplace. However in our extensive and professional experience, spanning over 25 years, our personal injury solicitors have found the most common works accidents include:

• Injuries caused due to excessive manual handling
• Injuries sustained due to defective/unsafe work equipment
• Injuries caused due to a lack of training or supervision
• Slipping or tripping at your place of work.

Suffering an accident at work can be a very upsetting time and the idea about making a work accident claim against your employer a concern.

It is important to remember your employer has a duty of care to all their employees. If that responsibility is breached causing you to be injured in an accident at work it is essential for you to speak up in order to prevent a similar accident from reoccuring.

You are fully protected should you choose to persue a claim for an accident at work. Your employer is not allowed to discriminate about you and your contract cannot be terminated simply because you make a work accident claim.

The personal injury solicitors at Goldsmith Williams understand the delicate nature of making a claim following an accident at work and have the expereince to handle your claim with the utmost sensitively.

By trusting your work accident claim to us, you will benefit from:

• A personal claims manager who will look after your case from start to finish
• Regular updates as your case moves forward
• No win, no fee^.

^Exceptions may apply