What’s my claim worth have successfully pursued a claim for a client who was injured in an accident at work, when he was unloading a works van.
Our client was employed as a general labourer and assistant at a flooring company.
When our client’s accident occurred he had been asked to unload a works van in the company’s yard. Our client had not loaded the van himself.
The van had been overloaded and loaded in a dangerous way.
As our client was attempting to unload the van a large piece of equipment fell from the van and landed on the ground. Unfortunately it then bounced up with considerable force and struck our client on the side of his head.
Our client sustained a laceration to the side of his head and ear and was taken to hospital. He had to have stitched in his ear and has been left with a small faint scar.
Our client had to have two weeks off work as a result of his accident.
We accepted instructions from our client to pursue his claim on a “no win no fee” basis and we submitted details of the claim to his employer.
Initially our client’s employer was difficult in that they did not respond and then claimed to ahve no knowledge of the incident.
Ultimately however we persisted and were able to obtain details of our client’s employer’s insurance company who agreed to deal with the claim.
We were able to establish by obtaining a copy of our client’s hospital records our client had indeed been injured at work as he had alleged. After we had done this the insurers admitted liability for our client’s accident.
Fortunately our client was able to make a full recovery apart from minor scarring. He received compensation in the sum of £3,250 for his claim.
Other falls from height claims can include;
- Fall from ladder claim
- Fall from cherry picker compensation
