A slip, trip and fall at work claim seeks compensation when you are injured in a slip, trip and fall accident at work. An injury in the workplace could have you off work and with medical bills to pay and you claim for the effects of the injury today and in the future. 

You could slip on a wet floor in the canteen, trip over boxes in the warehouse or fall down broken steps, and you may have a compensation claim. A workplace injury can be a broken leg, cuts and bruises to the face or damaged nerves in the back. 

Your employer owes you a duty of care when in the workplace. If they breach that duty of care and you suffer an injury, you could have a slip, trip, and fall at work claim for compensation. 

The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors can look at your case and see if you have a valid personal injury claim.

Slip, Trip and Fall at Work Claim

What is a slip, trip and fall at work claim?

A slip, trip and fall at work claim is when you make a claim for compensation if you suffer an injury at work. You claim compensation for the breach of duty of care by your employer that may have caused your slip, trip and fall injury. 

Slips, trips, and falls are responsible for more than 40% of all serious injuries annually in the UK workplace. 30% of workplace injuries that have employees off work for more than seven days are from slips, trips, and falls accidents. 20% of injuries from slips, trips, and falls cause employees to be off work for at least three days at a time. 

Being off work and recovering from injury costs the employee in lost wages and other damages. You can claim for the effects of the slips, trips, and falls accident on your life today and in the future. 

Slip, trip, and fall injuries can happen anywhere from the cluttered office to the warehouse to the supermarket shopping aisle. If you suffer a slip, trip, and fall at work, you could have a workplace injury claim for compensation.

The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors can file your slip, trip, and fall at work injury claim for the compensation you deserve.

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Common slip trip and fall claims in the workplace

Common slip, trip and fall claims in the workplace range from the warehouse injury to the injury when working in a restaurant to the injury suffered when working in a hospital. The slip, trip and fall injury can happen in any workplace, and you may have a compensation claim when it happens to you. 

The slip, trip and fall in the workplace could have you off work for a time and you may need to make changes to the home and car. You claim for the effects of the injury in a slip, trip and fall in the workplace claim. 

Common slip, trip and fall claims in the workplace:

Common slip trip and fall claims at work

Slips, trips, and falls at the office claims

Slips, trips, and falls at the office claims are for the injury suffered while at work in the office workplace. Many serious injuries happen to employees working in the office, and you may be able to claim compensation if you are injured in the office. 

Slips, trips, and falls at the office claims:

  • Broken wrist after a trip over a loose cable on the office floor
  • Nerve damage to the shoulder after fall from faulty desk chair
  • Facial injuries after a slip on wet floor in the office canteen

You may have a compensation claim if you have a slip, trip, and fall at the office.

Slips, trips, and falls in the warehouse claims

Slips, trips, and falls in the warehouse claims are very common workplace injuries. The warehouse can be a busy place with many hazards, and you may suffer a workplace injury when employed in a warehouse. 

Common slips, trips and falls in the warehouse claims:

  • Head injuries from slip on oil on the warehouse floor
  • Back injuries from a trip on packaging left on the warehouse steps
  • Leg injuries from a fall from a height in the warehouse

You may be able to make a No Win No Fee workplace injury claim if you suffer a slip, trip, and fall injury at work.

Slips, trips, and falls in retail claims

Slips, trips, and falls in retail claims come from shop workers, cleaners, management, and any employee in the retail sector. You may suffer a retail injury in the supermarket, shopping centre or local store. 

Slips, trips, and falls in retail claims can be:

  • Broken leg from a fall off steps when stocking shelves
  • Foot injury from a slip on a wet supermarket floor on a rainy day
  • Torn muscles in the arm from a trip over stock left on the shop floor

You may make a compensation claim for the slip, trip, and fall injury in the workplace if you have a valid claim.

Slips, trips, and falls in healthcare claims

Slips, trips, and falls in healthcare claims are for the injury the medical worker suffers when working in the hospital, GP surgery or healthcare clinic. You could suffer a serious injury, and you may be off work for a time. 

Slips, trips, and falls in healthcare claims:

  • Broken hip from a fall when helping a patient
  • Nerve damage to the lower back in a slip on a wet bathroom floor
  • Facial cuts and bruises in trip over medical equipment wires

You may have a slips, trips and falls in the workplace claim if you suffer an injury when working in healthcare.

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Slips, trips, and falls in hospitality claims

Slips, trips, and falls in hospitality claims are for the bar person injured at work, the waiting staff hurt in the restaurant and the hotel manager injured while on duty. An injury may affect your ability to work or take similar employment in the future. 

Slips, trips, and falls in hospitality claims:

  • Torn ligaments in the knee from a slip on the wet floor of the bar
  • Broken ribs after a fall in the restaurant stockroom
  • Soft tissue injuries after a trip over loose carpet in the hotel foyer

Employees may make a slips, trips and falls claim if they suffer an injury while working in hospitality.

Your employer has a duty of care to you when you are at work. If they breach that duty of care and you have a slips, trips and falls accident in the workplace, you may have a compensation claim.

Compensation for a slip, trip and fall at work claim

The amount you can claim for a slip, trip or fall at work, varies depending on variety of factors. The amount you claim in compensation is made up of both Special Damages (out of pocket expenses) and General Damages (physical damages)

Amounts of compensation in a slip, trip and fall at work injury claim are:

  • Cuts and bruises from a slip on the wet café floor from £4,350 to £7,890
  • Broken bones in the hands in a building site fall from £12,590 to £19,200
  • Significant wrist injury in trip over broken office furniture from £12,590 to £26,590
  • Knee injury from slipping on a wet floor in the warehouse from £26,190 to £43,460
  • Disc damage and vertebrae injury in fall on stairs at work from £38,780 to £69,730
  • Back injury with nerve root damage after a trip at work from £74,160 to £88,430
  • Severe spinal cord and root nerve damage after a fall from £91,090 to £160,980
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How can a slip, trip or fall happen in the workplace?

A slip, trip and fall can happen in the workplace when an employer breaches their duty of care to employees. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, the employer has duties and responsibilities to all staff, including avoiding the causes of slips, trips, and falls accidents. 

A slip, trip and fall accident in the workplace can happen:

  • When the employer does not have a cleaning program in place
  • When the employer does not maintain the workplace
  • When staff are not properly supervised
  • When office equipment is not installed correctly
  • When cables are left exposed in the workplace
  • When staff are not fully trained on how to complete a task safely
  • When broken floorboards and loose stairs are not repaired
  • When staff are not trained to work at a height
  • When staff are not trained to report a spillage
  • When staff does not know how to report a hazard in the workplace
slip, trip or fall happen in the workplace

There are many reasons why a slip, trip and fall can happen in the workplace. Employers must take all measures to avoid a slip, trip and fall accident and to keep the workplace safe for all employees. 

You could have a workplace injury claim if you have a slip, trip, and fall injury at work.

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Once we are satisfied we have all the information we require and have a full understanding of your circumstances. We send a letter of claim to the negligent party outlining your claim and compensation requirements.

Find out how much you can claim today for a workplace injury

Use our online assessment tool today to determine how much you can claim for your workplace injury. The torn muscles in the leg, the broken wrist or nerve damage to the shoulder injury may be with you for life, and you may be able to claim compensation for the damages involved. 

The Personal Injury Team FREE online assessment tool will put you in direct touch with one of our team, who will give you a full rundown of what can happen with your slip, trip, and fall at work injury claim. 

Compensation amounts for a workplace injury claim vary, and expert advice from one of our team members can help you with an idea of compensation for the slip, trip and fall in the workplace injury.  

Only by contacting one of our team will you get a workplace injury claim up and running today. 

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