Fall From Height Compensation Claims

If you have fallen from height in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may be entitled to claim compensation. Contact us on 0333 358 3034 to learn more to discuss fall-from height compensation claims. A personal injury claim must be made within a strict 3-year time limit. We recommend that you contact us as soon as possible.

Fall from height claims often arises following very serious injuries such as broken bones, paralysis, and sometimes death.

A fall from height can happen anywhere; in a supermarket, at work, or in a local park. In any case, if the accident was not your fault, it is possible to make a claim.

Health and safety measures

The workplace is the most likely setting in which you will have a fall from a height. Because of this, the Health and Safety Executive has rigorous regulations in place which employers must abide by in order to prevent this kind of accident.

Common fall from height claims come about because there has been defective work equipment in the form of scaffolding; falls from ladders; falling with no harnesses used; falling from machinery and falling from unsafe roofs. Within the construction industry, falling from height is a common risk.

Employers have a duty to protect you from falls

Every employer is bound by the law to provide a safe working environment for its staff. There have to be certain health risk assessments and recordings in accident books to help monitor the safety of the working environment. Legally your employer must also have insurance.

Employers sometimes fail to comply with the regulations set out by the HSE. If you have fallen from a height and experienced injuries as a result of the negligence of your employer then you may be able to file for compensation.

AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION in Fall From Height Compensation Claims

All personal injury cases are unique and so the amount of compensation that is awarded in each case is also unique. The amount of compensation that is awarded is determined by looking at two distinct factors – general damages and special damages.

GENERAL DAMAGES

The pain and suffering that your injuries have caused is the main factor that is used to determine how much compensation you are owed.

SPECIAL DAMAGES

However, compensation also takes into account any financial losses that you might have suffered as a result of your injuries, such as a loss of earnings due to being unable to return to work.

Making your fall from height claim with Jefferies

Start your compensation claim with Jefferies today. You can either call us free on 0333 358 3034 or enquire online and one of our team will be in touch with you to discuss your potential personal injury claim in more detail, on an informal and confidential basis.

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