If you suffer a construction site injury due to an accident caused at least in part by someone else’s negligence, you may well be entitled to make a claim for workplace injury compensation. Construction site injury claims are for the injury suffered and the effects on your life.

Your personal injury solicitor seeks to recover damages through a claims process. If you have been injured, and your life impacted by an accident that was someone else’s fault, a claim for compensation seeks financial redress for your injuries and financial losses.

If you have been injured in an accident and it was not your fault, The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors can file your compensation claim for the money you deserve.

Construction site accident claim

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What is a construction site injury claim?

A construction site injury claim is for compensation when injured in an accident that was not your fault. You may be injured in a fall from scaffolding, when using power tools or when clearing rubble, and you could be off work with medical bills and a mortgage to pay. 

A construction site injury claim seeks compensation to cover the costs of the injury and the effects of it on your life. You may be injured, but you will still have bills to pay, and you might be able to claim compensation to cover your costs. 

Your employer owes you a duty of care when at work. If they breach that duty of care and you suffer an injury, you might have a construction site claim for compensation. 

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can review your case and advise if you have a valid construction site injury claim.

How Much Is Your Claim Worth?

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Compensation for construction site injury claims

Compensation for construction site injury claims ranges from a few thousand pounds to more than £10 million. How much compensation you may be able to claim depends on the injuries suffered and the financial effect of those injuries on your life.

If someone else is responsible for your personal injury, you might be able to claim compensation from their insurance company.

Sample compensation amounts in a personal injury claim are as follows. Please note these are figures for the injuries only. Financial losses would apply in addition:

  • Facial scarring from £9,110 to £30,090
  • Moderate hip and pelvis injury from £12,590 to £39,170
  • VWF and HAVS type injury from £2,990 to £38,430
  • Severe shoulder injury from £19,200 to £48,030
  • Moderate neck injury from £7,890 to £38,490
  • Severe back injury from £38,780 to £160,980
  • Traumatic chest injury from £65,740 to £100,670
  • Moderate brain injury from £43,060 to £219,070
  • Paraplegia from £219,070 to £284,260
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Who is liable for construction injury claims?

Your employer could be liable for your construction site injury claim. Employers have a duty of care to ensure a construction site is a safe workplace and that your safety is their priority. 

A construction site employer should provide you with safety equipment suitable for the work you are doing. They should also provide a safe working environment and follow government Health and Safety guidelines for all employees. 

An employer must give you adequate break times and rotate you away from using power equipment to avoid vibration injuries and repetitive injuries. 

If the construction site employer does not follow guidelines and provide a safe working environment, they might be liable for your construction site injury claim. 

You might have a personal injury claim for compensation when involved in an accident that was not your fault, or only partially your fault. 

Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can look at the evidence to see if you might have a construction site injury claim.

Common injuries in construction site injury claims

Common injuries in construction site injury claims range from broken bones to crush injuries and cuts and bruises. Construction sites can be dangerous places to work, but your employer owes you a duty of care to make the area safe for you to be. 

Some of the common injuries seen in construction site injury claims are:

Common construction site accident claim

There are many construction site injuries seen every day across the UK. You could suffer a minor break to a finger or a severe back injury while working on any construction site. 

You might have a claim for construction site injury if you suffer one of the many construction site injuries in a workplace accident that was not your fault.

Fatal construction site claim

A fatal construction site claim seeks to recover damages if you lose a loved one in a fatal workplace accident. The tragedy of losing a loved one can be compounded by the financial effects on those left behind and even the funeral costs and medical bills. 

You might be able to make a construction site claim for compensation, and your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can help you with the case.

Loss of life claims

What happens if someone dies on a construction site?

If someone dies on a construction site, the relevant authorities will investigate the circumstances of the death and produce a report on their findings. 

A coroner’s report into the construction site death looks to establish the who, what and when of the fatal accident. It cannot ascertain blame and only outlines what happened to your loved one and why it happened. 

Your No Win No Fee personal accident solicitor can look at the circumstances of your loved one’s death to see if you might have a claim for compensation. 

The solicitor will try to establish:

  • If the deceased was owed a duty of care by a defendant
  • There was negligence by the defendant
  • If the negligence led to the death of your loved one

A solicitor will look at all the evidence available and advise if you might have a fatal construction site claim.

Who can make a fatal construction site claim?

A fatal construction site claim may be made by a financial dependent of the deceased. A No Win No Fee solicitor can advise if there could be a claim and who qualifies as a financial dependent in legal terms. 

Under the current Fatal Accident Act 1976, financial dependents can be:

  • A spouse, former spouse, or civil partner
  • A person who was living with the deceased as a wife, husband, or civil partner for two years before their death
  • Children, including blood ones, adopted ones and those from a marriage or civil union
  • Parents, grandparents, and those seen by the deceased as a parent
  • Direct relatives such as brothers, sisters, aunts, and uncles

A No Win No Fee solicitor can handle your fatal construction site claim and guide you through the process of any possible claim.

Are you eligible for compensation?

If you want to pursue damages for the accident you have suffered, we have a simple 3 step process to make sure you get the compensation you deserve.

  • Take our online assessment & speak with our team
  • Our team of claim specialists will undertake a full case review
  • We will send a legal letter and our solicitors will pursue your compensation on your behalf

All case reviews are 100% cost and commitment free.

What do you claim for in a fatal construction site claim?

In a fatal construction site claim, you seek damages for the financial effects of your loved one’s death, such as the loss of income to the home today and into the future. 

When your loved one passes away some time after the injury, but as a direct result of the accident, you may still have a claim for any past expenses as well as future losses such as financial dependency.   

Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can advise you on what you might be able to claim for if you have a valid construction site fatal accident claim.

Our Process

We make the claim process as simple and streamlined as possible, and that’s one of the reasons we’re maintain a 4.9 / 5 ★ rating from our customers!

Enquiry

The first step is to get in touch and tell us what went wrong. It’s free and easy. Call our 24-hour helpline: 0800 027 0370 or request a callback here.

Claim Evaluation

Once you have spoken with our team we’ll let you know how we can help. This will involve a thorough case review and understanding of the incident, financial damages and physical injuries.

Legal Letter

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 for a construction site injury today

If you have been the victim of an injury while at work on a construction site, you may be entitled to a personal injury claim for compensation.

It is the duty of the employer to create a safe and risk free workplace. Even if you are partly at fault you may still be entitled to compensation.

It can be difficult to give a clear example of how much a construction site accident claim can be due to the varying severities of a claim. Claims can be anywhere from worth £1,500 or more than £10,000,000.

Take the Personal Injury Team FREE personal injury compensation assessment today and find out how much you can claim.