Construction Site Injury

The rates of accidents at construction sites have beyond doubt increased in the last few decades. Your employer has the duty to see that each worker that works under them is provided a secure and safe work environment. It is also their duty to prevent any plausible construction site injury at the workplace. This is in fact, a mandatory regulation under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Usually, the common accidents that are most likely to occur on building and construction sites include the following:

Machinery accidents
Trips, falls and slips
Accidents caused by the lifting equipments
Defective equipment handling
Insecure premises
Inadequate safety
Roof associated falls
Electric shocks
Trench collapses
Crane accidents
Scaffolding accidents
Fires and explosions
Welding accidents
Run- over by the functioning equipments
Being struck by heavy falling objects
accidents by compressed gases

The construction site injury is very frequent at the work places like glass factory, chemical industry and the building/ construction sites. These injuries can be really hazardous and may prove to be fatal for the victim at times. as most of the accidents at these sites occur due to the negligence of others, like that of the employer who makes use of faulty and old equipment and has kept poor security and safety conditions of the workers, then the victim is rightly entitled to claim for a compensation. This compensation is very vital to be claimed for by the victim employee as it makes up for the various financial and physical losses that he has to undergo as a result of this injury.

As the victim employee may be rendered jobless temporarily or permanently, he may become handicapped or may suffer a trauma and he has huge medical bills to pay, this construction site injury compensation becomes all the more relevant and crucial. When suffering an accident at the construction site, the claimants must always make sure that they file for a suit before the time span of 3 years else their chances of winning will be greatly reduced. Moreover, if they take a timely action, their fellow workers can readily stand up as witnesses and evidences will be easier to gather to prove the case in their stride. There are very good and experienced solicitors who can help them in this regard. More so, as this is a legal matter, the advice and guidance of the lawyers becomes very vital regarding how to proceed in the matter.

Personal injury compensation claims are complicated and it is essential to use the services of a solicitor experienced in this type of claim. Excalibur Solicitors are a specialist practice dealing only with claims for victims of accidents and we will provide a free legal assessment of your case if you complete our Online Application Form. We will handle your claim on a "No Win No Fee" basis at no cost to you.

The information in this article is designed to provide general information only. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, it does not constitute legal or other professional advice.