Personal injury advice from
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Industrial Injury and Industrial Accident Compensation
If you have suffered a personal injury as the result of an industrial accident, you may be entitled to make a compensation claim. Our specialist personal injury lawyers are experts in recovering compensation for the victims of industrial injuries and we can provide you with specific accident claim advice about your case on a cost free basis.
Contact The Legal Line on 0800 0328511, or by completing a claim enquiry form online, to find out if we can assist you with making a personal injury claim.
Industrial Accidents
Industrial Injuries
Preventing Industrial Injuries and Accidents
Making an Industrial Accident Claim
Industrial Injury Compensation
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB)
Our Personal Injury Lawyers
Successful Industrial Injury Claims
Compensation Claim Advice
Industrial Accidents
An industrial accident is any form of workplace accident. Many people consider industrial accidents to be only those which occur on certain types of premises, for example factory accidents, offshore accidents or building site accidents, however accidents in other places of work, such as offices, salons, shops, or hospitals would also be considered industrial accidents.
Some of the main types of industrial accident affecting workers include:
• Manual handling accidents
• Slips and trips
• Contact with hazardous substances
• Injuries caused by faulty work equipment
• Needlestick injuries
• Accidents involving machinery
• Explosions
• Injuries caused by falling objects
• Accidents involving vehicles
• Falls from height
Industrial accidents may be relatively minor, involving only mild to moderate injuries, or can be very serious, where there are multiple casualties or victims suffer very serious injuries.
If you suffer an industrial accident, you should report this to your employer immediately so that they have a record of what happened. This will also allow them to look into the matter and possibly implement changes that will prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
Industrial Injuries
An industrial injury is any physical harm caused to a person through their work. This could be in the form of an injury sustained in an accident at work, or an industrial disease or condition caused by their working environment.
Some of the most common types of industrial injury include head and spinal injuries, injuries to the hands, occupational asthma, industrial deafness, asbestos-related diseases and other respiratory illnesses.
Causes of industrial injuries include: industrial accidents, assaults at work, exposure to excessive levels of noise or vibration and exposure to chemicals, dust and asbestos.
If you suffer an industrial injury and believe it was caused by the negligence of your employer or a colleague, you may be in a position to pursue a claim for compensation. It is important to seek legal advice at the earliest opportunity, as there are time limits in place within which a personal injury claim can be made.
Preventing Industrial Injuries and Accidents
There are various health and safety measures that can be taken by employers and employees to reduce the risk of industrial accidents.
Employers: Employers have a duty of care to provide a safe working environment and safe working practices for staff and they must reduce the risk of employee injury as far as reasonably possible. This can be achieved by carrying out risk assessments for individual tasks, providing training, using equipment that is well maintained and suitable for the job and keeping the workplace clean, tidy and free from hazards.
Employees: As an employee it is also important that you keep in mind your own safety and the safety of others whilst working. Many industrial injuries can be avoided if employees ensure that they act in a responsible manner, use any personal protective equipment provided and follow the procedures and safety guidelines set out by their employer.
Making an Industrial Accident Claim
It is always a good idea to obtain prompt legal advice if you have suffered an industrial accident and believe that you may be entitled to make a compensation claim. In every case, medical evidence will be required. Detailed expert evidence is often also required in industrial disease cases to show that the condition suffered by a claimant was caused by exposure to a particular substance.
In any industrial injury claim it is necessary to show that the person you are making a claim against owed you a duty of care, that they breached that duty of care (were negligent), and that the injury you sustained was a reasonably foreseeable consequence of that negligence. Your lawyer will be able to collate all of the information about your case and advise you on the best way in which to proceed.
If an industrial accident does occur, you should try to record as much information as you can, taking photographs where possible. If applicable, try to ensure that your accident is also recorded in any accident book. Remember to keep details of any medical treatment and receipts for any injury related expenses, as these may be useful in your industrial injury claim.
For more information on the personal injury claims process, visit our questions answered section.
Industrial Injury Compensation
There are two elements to a compensation award. The first, called general damages, is for the pain and suffering you may have gone through and any loss of amenity (e.g. an inability to look after your garden, do DIY or play sports). The award for loss of amenity can be for a short period after an industrial accident or for ever if that is what the medical evidence supports.
The second element, in respect of your losses and expenses, is known as special damages and aims to put you back in a position financially as if your industrial injury had never occurred. It is important to keep receipts for any expenditure you have related to the accident so that these can be reclaimed.
In serious cases, where a person may no longer be able to continue their employment, this can be taken into account. Costs for care, equipment, transport and housing modifications can also be factored into the calculations. A court can also make a financial award to recognise that an injured worker's prospects on the open labour market may be limited.
If a person is fatally injured, a dependent relative such as a widow and children may be able to claim a statutory sum for their bereavement and funeral expenses, but also sums for the loss of income, pension, services such as DIY, house decoration and gardening and contribution to the household in the form of future losses.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
A person who has suffered an industrial injury or disease through work may be entitled to apply for a government benefit known as IIDB, or Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
The amount payable will depend upon the level of disability caused by the injury or illness.
Our Personal Injury Lawyers
Our specialist personal injury lawyers are experts in all areas of personal injury and industrial disease and can provide expert claim advice on industrial accidents or any other type of work related injury or illness.
We have recovered compensation for many innocent victims of industrial accidents and can offer you the benefit of our experience on a cost free basis.
Successful Industrial Injury Claims
Details of some of the many industrial injury cases our lawyers have fought and won can be found by following the links below, or by visiting our personal injury news and success stories sections:
Court of Appeal Decides how to Split Blame Between Negligent Employer and Land Owner
Firefighter Injured at Work Receives Compensation
Our Lawyers Secure £600,000 Compensation for Victim of Serious Workplace Accident
Missing Machine Guard Causes Workplace Injury
Unsafe System of Work Results in Personal Injury to Employee
Injury at Work due to Incorrect Gloves
Compensation for Nurse Assaulted by Mentally Ill Patient
Compensation for Victim’s Family After Fatal Factory Accident
Factory Worker Injured in Accident at Work
Successful Personal Injury Claim for Shot Blasting Accident
Factory Worker’s Hand Trapped by Dangerous Conveyor in Workplace Accident
Substantial Compensation Settlement in Serious Injury Claim
Personal Injury Claim for Press Operator Injured in Factory Accident
Supermarket Employee Receives Compensation for Slip at Work
Electrician Injured at Work is Awarded Compensation
Grounds Supervisor Injured in Digger Accident at Work
Compensation for Wrist Injury in Fall at Work
Back Injury Compensation for Worker Injured in Warehouse Accident
Compensation Claim for Victim of Assault at Work
Serious Eye Injury Caused by Lack of PPE and Unsafe Equipment
Back Injury at Work Caused by Pallet in Aisle
Compensation for Hospital Employee Injured in Slipping Accident at Work
Burn Injury Compensation for Forklift Truck Driver Injured at Work
Knee Injury
Caused by Fall From Defective Truck Step
Fitter
Suffers Spinal Injury in Fall From Height
School
Cook Suffers Burn Injury in Accident at Work
Industrial
Injury Compensation for Man Seriously Injured in Factory Accident
Uneven Paving Slab
Causes Employee’s Injury at Work
Trailing Wires
Under Desk Lead to Office Accident
Employee
Injured by Dangerous Equipment in Dockyard Accident
Employee
Injured by Unsafe Machinery Receives Compensation
Man
Suffers Serious Injuries in Avoidable Fall From Ladder
Man
Working at Height Injured by Falling Pallet
Manual
Handling Injuries Caused by Incorrectly Labelled Boxes
Compensation Claim Advice
If you or a member of your family requires assistance following an industrial accident or any other type of work related injury or illness, contact The Legal Line today for sympathetic advice and guidance on 0800 0328511.
Alternatively, complete an online compensation claim enquiry form and we will contact you to discuss the matter.
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