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Factory employees should be provided with a secure workplace and correct safety equipment to complete their work safely. It is the duty of the employer to reduce the risk of a factory injury by ensuring adequate health and safety regulations are in place.
If you’ve been involved in a factory accident due to your employer’s negligence, you might be entitled to factory accident compensation. Watermans factory accident solicitors have years of experience handling factory accident claims.
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The Short of It
If you’ve been injured within the last three years due to someone else’s negligence,
you may be entitled to claim factory accident compensation.
Injuries from factory accidents can include, but are not limited to,
damaged muscle tissue, broken bones, loss of sight or hearing and chemical burns.
Our highly experienced factory injury solicitors are here to guide you through
the factory accident claims process, ensuring you get the compensation you deserve.
Watermans is all about getting you the resolution you need
and providing straightforward legal advice. It should be that simple.
The Long of It
Factory Accidents
Factory accident claims
Factories and warehouses are among the most dangerous workplaces. Not only is the nature of work demanding, but employees may also be exposed to heavy machinery, equipment parts, falling objects and harmful materials. Without proper safety measures in place, these risks can lead to serious factory accident injuries.
Employers have a legal duty of care to protect their workers. This includes complying with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulations, conducting regular risk assessments, and providing adequate training.
It is the legal duty of the employer to ensure that:
- Secure access and exit routes to the factory or warehouse are provided to ensure safe use, handling, storage and transport of articles
- Floors are kept clean and dry to avoid slips and falls
- Floors and walkways are kept clear to ensure the safe movement of employees on-site
- Correct personal protective equipment is supplied
- Machinery should be guarded
- Eye, ear and hand protection should be widely available
- Proper training is given when operating a forklift truck and other lifting equipment
If the employer fails to ensure a safe working environment, this can lead to various factory accident injuries. These injuries can include:
- Slips and trips
- Falling from heights
- Injuries caused by falling objects
- Chemical injuries
- Hearing loss
- Fatal injuries
In such cases, the employee can submit a claim for factory accident compensation. Our factory injury lawyers can guide you through the process, ensuring you receive the support and compensation you are entitled to.
Common Factory Accidents
Some of the most common factory accident claims our solicitors handle include:
- Muscle strain
- Spinal injuries
- Arm injuries
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome
- Burns
- Falls from high heights
- Vehicle accidents
- Slips and trips from falling objects
- Overexposure to chemicals
Injuries caused by industrial accidents can cause undue pain and stress and result in a potential loss of earnings for you and your family.
Making a Claim
How do factory accident claims work?
Factory accident compensation is intended to recognise the physical, emotional and financial impact of your injuries. This helps to cover losses such as medical costs, time off work, and any long-term effects on your quality of life.
These consequences can be difficult for you and your loved ones. To ensure you receive fair compensation, it’s important to seek help from experienced factory injury lawyers.
The factory accident compensation claim process
Making a factory accident compensation claim does not have to be complicated. With the guidance of our factory accident solicitors, the process is far easier and less stressful.
- Initial consultation: Reach out to a factory injury lawyer for a free initial consultation. We’ll discuss how your accident happened and whether you are eligible for a factory accident compensation claim.
- Gathering evidence: We’ll help you collect evidence such as accident reports, medical records, CCTV footage and witness statements. Strong evidence increases the likelihood of a successful claim.
- Handling the legal process: Our team of factory injury solicitors will do everything in their power to ensure your claim is successful. And with our no-win, no-fee approach, you won’t pay anything unless your factory accident claim is successful.
How Much Compensation?
How much can I expect from my factory accident compensation claims?
As with all personal injury claims, the amount depends on the nature of the accident and the severity of your new circumstances. In most instances, you may be entitled to compensation for a variety of things, including:
- Medical treatment, rehabilitation and hospital expenses
- Loss of earnings or earning capacity
- Any future expenses as a result of the injury
- Home modification and ongoing care costs
- Pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life
Compensation can be divided into general and special damages, and we will work out your compensation amount based on the available evidence. In some scenarios, we may even be able to ensure you receive an interim payment to help take care of more immediate costs.
Whatever your personal injury claim, the factory accident lawyers at Watermans will fight for the best possible outcome and maximum compensation for you.
Why Watermans?
Why should I choose Watermans to pursue my factory accident compensation claim?
Watermans simplifies legal services so people can move forward in life after warehouse and factory injuries.
We are a trusted personal injury law firm in Scotland with a dedicated team of highly experienced factory and warehouse accident solicitors.
We take the hassle from you and fight each case to secure the maximum level of compensation for your factory accident claim. We also provide access to a range of additional services, such as physiotherapy and psychological treatment, to enhance your recovery and get your life back on track.
Expert personal injury solicitors in Scotland
Our expertise in personal injury cases in Scotland covers a wide range of areas, including:
- Accidents at work
- Public liability claims
- Road traffic accidents
- Fatal and serious injury claims
- Cases relating to child and historical abuse.
We represent thousands of clients throughout Scotland each year, securing millions of pounds in factory accident claim compensation. Reach out to the factory accident solicitors at Watermans for straightforward legal advice before you submit a claim.
Factory Accident Claims - FAQs
Any employee or contractor can bring a claim against the employer’s liability insurance company with proof that they were negligent. You should ensure you have a record of the accident and report it to your on-site health and safety supervisor before making your factory accident compensation claim.
You have three months to initiate and finalise a factory accident claim. This time begins from either the moment the accidents happen or the date of diagnosis before medical treatment if you were unaware of the injury.
However, there are a few exceptions, and in some cases, it may be shorter too. As soon as you think your employer may be responsible for a medical condition, you should contact Watermans for tailored advice.
This depends on the nature of your warehouse accidents. Some factory accidents can be completed within a few months, while more complicated cases can take longer. It depends on whether the negligent party admits liability. However, the legal team at Watermans will do everything in our power to make your factory accident claims as straightforward as possible.
Watermans will do everything we can to ensure your case is successful, particularly if it involves your employer’s negligence in their duty of care. However, your factory accident claim will progress more quickly with the availability of all the evidence that this duty of care was neglected.
Your employer legally cannot fire you for making a rightful claim for factory accident compensation in Scotland. If they do, you may also have grounds for an unfair dismissal claim. However, note that you only have three years from the date of the termination to make an unfair dismissal claim.
Unfortunately, you are unlikely to make a successful claim if you were the one at fault. If your employer is proven to be negligent, like with poorly maintained equipment, you stand a much greater chance of winning the case. However, there are some cases in which you may share responsibility for an accident. If you were only partly at fault for the accident that occurred, you can still claim compensation.
Note that the amount may be lowered to reflect your responsibility.
At Watermans, we believe everyone deserves access to justice.
Call us on 0131 555 7055 and we’ll connect you with one of our experienced factory accident solicitors.
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Our personal injury claims expert
“Making a claim for compensation can be such a daunting process for people, so I try to make it as straightforward and easy to understand as I can for them.”
Susanne McGraw, Head of Personal Injury