Over recent months, our Personal Injury team has successfully concluded a number of serious injury claims in employers’ liability cases, recovering a combined £1,020,000 in damages for 14 clients across a range of industries. From rigs, building sites and factory floors to kitchens, cafés and care settings, each case involved someone who was seriously injured while simply doing their job.
Our recent client successes include:
- £160,000 secured for a rig worker who injured his right shoulder during a manual handling operation at work. The injury required surgery.
- £130,000 secured for a housekeeper who fractured her ankle in a tripping accident at work. The fracture required surgery.
- £125,000 secured for a chef who fell from a step ladder at work, suffering a right shoulder injury together with soft tissue injuries to his neck, leg and foot.
- £125,000 secured for a forklift truck driver following an accident at work which ultimately led to the amputation of their little finger.
- £125,000 secured for a factory worker who was struck by a falling object at work and sustained injuries to his arm, elbow and shoulder, all requiring surgery.
- £50,000 secured for a care worker who slipped on ice at work and fractured her leg. The injury required surgery.
These examples represent only a small selection of our settlements in employers’ liability cases. Over recent months we have also successfully resolved numerous other claims, including:
- £65,000 secured for a head chef who suffered a back injury after being asked to lift and move furniture, a task outside his normal job role.
- £60,000 secured for a yard worker who tore his biceps tendon while lifting and moving garden pots.
- £45,000 secured for a chef who sustained a burn injury from hot oil at work.
- £35,000 secured for a construction worker who sustained an eye injury at work.
- £28,000 secured for a housekeeper who slipped on a wet floor at work, injuring her right arm and shoulder.
- £27,000 secured for a waitress who fell into a manhole at work.
- £25,000 secured for a café worker who was electrocuted at work.
- £20,000 secured for a machine operator who sustained a laceration to their thumb which required surgery.
Our expertise extends beyond the matters highlighted above and includes serious injury, employers’ liability, public liability, road traffic accidents and a wide range of other complex litigation.
Employers have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to protect the health and safety of their staff, whether that means providing proper manual handling training, safe equipment for working at height, or keeping walkways clear and gritted in winter. When those duties are not met and someone is injured, they are entitled to seek compensation, not only for the injury itself but for lost earnings, treatment and rehabilitation costs, and the impact on their day-to-day life.
In each of these cases, our team investigated the circumstances of the accident, obtained medical evidence on the injury and its lasting effects, and negotiated with the employer’s insurers to achieve a settlement that properly reflected the impact on our client’s life.
Paul Stanley, a Director in our Personal Injury team, commented:
“An accident at work can turn someone’s life upside down overnight. Several of these clients needed surgery and faced long periods away from work, with all the financial pressure that brings. Our job is to take that pressure off them, make sure they get the treatment and support they need, and secure a settlement that properly reflects what they have been through. Each of these results makes a real difference to the client and their family, and that is what drives us here at BBE.”
Paul Stanley, Solicitor Clare Welsby and Senior Associate Solicitor Sharon Rigby from our Personal Injury team all worked on these claims, guiding each client through the process and negotiating with insurers to secure the settlements above.
If you have been injured in an accident at work, our Personal Injury team is here to help. We offer a free initial consultation, handle most claims on a no win no fee basis, and act independently and in your best interests from the first conversation through to final settlement.
Not sure what your claim could be worth? Our free compensation calculator gives you an instant guide to the typical amounts awarded for your type of injury. Every case is different, though, so get in touch and we will give you a clear, honest view of your claim.
