OFFICE ACCIDENTS

You may be eligible to make a claim for the injuries you have suffered at work as a result of health and safety procedures were not followed. If someone else is responsible for your accident at work and the injury time period is less than three years then you may claim a compensation for the accident you suffered at work.

In addition, you may claim for the injury suffered even if you do not meet the two above mentioned conditions. If the injury suffered was your own fault but you think that your employer…

1. didn’t provide you adequate training
2. didn’t provide you suitable protective equipment
3. didn’t replace faulty machinery that resulted in your injury
4. Asked you to do an unsafe job which you weren’t qualified for

If you are partly or fully responsible for the injury, you can still claim full compensation if the employer was careless towards fulfilling their duty to health & safety procedures at the office and workplace

Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, employers have a duty of care to their employees, this means that they have to provide all their workers with safe working conditions, unfortunately this isn’t always the case and as a result accidents sometimes occur.

Your employer has a duty of care to provide a safe working environment, ensuring they comply with health and safety legislation. The Health and Safety at Work Regulations Act 1974 ensures that all employees are working in a safe environment.

Unfortunately on some occasions health and safety in the office is not followed, resulting in accidents taking place, in that case your employer will be held responsible for the accident, and you can make a claim for any injury that you may have suffered along with any expenses associated as a result of the accident, to name a few these could include private medical treatment, loss of earnings, and prescription costs.

We understand what you are going through, which is why we have expert solicitors on our panel, to secure you the maximum amount of compensation, in the shortest possible time, along with all private treatment.

We have one of the largest panel of solicitors, covering the whole of Scotland and ready to assist you in making a No Win No Fee claim, if your claim is unsuccessful you don’t pay us a penny.

Get in touch today on 0141 2801112 to speak to one of our legal advisors, who will be happy to assist you in making a claim, alternatively fill out our short enquiry form, or “Make a Claim” section on the homepage.

At Hamilton Douglas Legal we always offer free legal advice.

So if you have suffered an office accident, and believe your employer to be responsible then get in touch, we have specialist lawyers that are experts in this field, we have helped thousands of victims recover compensation from their employers.

After speaking to one of our office accident injury claims specialists we will put you through to one of our expert solicitors, they will discuss the claim further with you and will answer any questions you may have, the No Win No Fee agreement will be explained to you in simple terms and your claim will then be set up. Your solicitor will then make contact with the at fault insurance company and initiate the claim. The solicitor will keep you updated throughout the claim process until the claim has been settled and you are satisfied with the outcome.

Every case is different, there are a number of factors that affect the time it takes to settle a office accident injury claim, a few are mentioned below :

The circumstances of the accident

Whether the identity of the third party is known

How long it takes to gather all medical evidence

The type and length of injuries sustained

Whether the at fault party accepts liability

If your taxi accident took place within the last three years, wasn’t your fault and you suffered injury as a result of it then we can help you make a successful claim for compensation.

In general, the more severe your injury and length of suffering, the higher amount of compensation you can expect to receive, this is partly due to the affect it would have had on your lifestyle, social life, office, and in some cases personal relationships. But don’t worry, we are here to support and assist you, to get the right help at the right time, this would include private physiotherapists, and professional medical experts.

General damages is the amount awarded for the pain and suffering following an accident, in Scotland this is known as Solatium, interestingly the word Solatium is derived from Latin. Please refer to the Personal Injury Calculator below to see the level of compensation you could expect to receive for Solatium.

Following an office accident you may have incurred additional expenses as a result of the accident, this might include things like damage sustained to your property, clothing, along with transport costs for medical treatment. As all these expenses have incurred as a result of the accident, Hamilton Douglas Legal can recover these costs for you, we strongly advise you to keep all your receipts for your expenses, as these costs may be reimbursed by the third party.

If you have been involved in an office accident and suffered injury, you may have to take time off from your office to help with your recovery, unfortunately in some cases this could lead to a loss or a reduction in wages and/or loss of overtime, in turn this could lead to financial hardship and have an effect on your quality of life, we can help you recover all your loss of earnings from the at fault party as this is your legal right, even if the at fault party was your employer.

We have years of experience dealing with office accident claims, which has given us the knowledge that we need to successfully win your case. Our team will gather all of the evidence needed, provide you with best private medical experts, and secure the maximum amount of compensation, we will handle the process from the beginning to the end, keeping you informed every step of the way.

If you have suffered an injury as a result of an office accident, contact us right away on 0141 2801112, to make a No Win No Fee claim.