Factory Accidents

If you are unfortunate enough to suffer an injury in an accident at work then we can help you find out if you are entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim.Our specialist solicitors offer a 100% Compensation - No Win No Fee service, meaning that you receive 100% of your compensation and pay absolutely nothing to claim.

A factory can be a hazardous environment to work in and an employer should have an adequate health and safety procedures and risk assessments in place. It is important that your employer has prepared the workplace and taken reasonable steps to prevent accidents. This includes ensuring that you have the necessary protective equipment and clothing such as safety gloves, proper shoes and overallsfor work with hot or toxic materials. The workplace should be safe and adequately designed for your working activities and the flooring should be suitable. It is a requirement by law to also give every employee adequate training.

Historically, serious accidents were common place due to unguarded machinery and unsafe working practices. Sometimes the employee would be abandoned after the accident, wages were stopped, and regardless of the severity of the injury, no compensation was given. Fortunately that has all changed now.

Today, as moving parts of machinery are now usually guarded, it is more likely that accidents in a factory or warehouse occur because of slipping, tripping or falling. Slippery floors can be caused by grease or water and cables or plastic wrappings can be tripping hazards.

Types of factory accidents

Injuries involving forklifts
Injuries involving inadequate or faulty equipment
Falls from scaffolding or ladders
Slips, Trips or Falls
Lifting injuries (Due to a lack of manual handling training)

Case Study

"A large High street retailer has been fined £20,000 and asked to pay £31,128 in compensation after a warehouse worker had to have part of his big toe amputated due to a warehouse accident. The Court heard how the worker was using a scissor lift, which was meant to be used to move goods only. He got his foot trapped in the lift and part of his toe had to be amputated as a result."

Case Study

"Compensation payments totalling a massive £450,000 have been won by a Norfolk man who suffered devastating injuries after falling five metres through the roof of the warehouse he was working on. The Ipswich-based warehouse owners, is to pay £150,000 to the victim, while his employer at the time, will pay £300,000 in compensation."

You can make a claim if...

The accident happened less than 3 years ago*
The accident was not your fault
You have suffered injury, losses or expenses

* There are some exceptions to the 3 year rule. In the case of a child, a claim can be made any time up until the child reaches the age of 21. There are very few other exceptions.

So, if you have suffered an injury from an accident at work in the last three years, contact us to find out how we can help you claim the compensation you are legally entitled to.

Call our free phone helpline 0800 0688 500 to speak to an advisor in confidence.

Or fill in our easy online claim form for a free claim assessment with no obligation.