A farm injury claim for compensation seeks damages for the personal injury and financial losses you suffer after a farming accident. You might have a farm accident claim if you are injured while on a farm, and it is not your fault.
There are many types of farm injury claims, as a farmyard can be a dangerous place. You may be working or visiting a farm, but if you get injured in an agricultural accident, and it is not your fault, you could make a claim for damages.
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 at work and it was not your fault, The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors will file your compensation claim to seek the money you deserve.
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What is a farm accident claim?
A farm accident claim is a legal process to get payment to cover the costs of your injury and the financial effects on your life. A farm injury will not just cost you in terms of medical bills but in terms of time off work, difficulty in paying bills and even in making adjustments to your car and home.
You may recover from a farm accident injury in a few months but still incur costs to put you in debt. In other cases, your farm injury could cause you to give up work and make dramatic changes to your life.
In every case, you may have a farming accident claim for compensation to cover the costs and damages from the injury.
No Win No Fee personal injury solicitors have the experience to claim compensation for all damages.
Common farm accident claims
Common farm accident claims are the ones seen every day on farms all over the country. You can fall from a height, get hit by a tractor or slip on a poorly kept yard.
Farm employers often use staff to do work on the farm which should be done by qualified personnel. Many farm accidents result from untrained employees being asked to do skilled work in unsafe conditions.
Whatever the agricultural accident, you may be able to make a claim for compensation.
Some of the common farm accident compensation claims are:
Falling from a height accident claim
A falling from a height accident claim is often seen on a farm. An employee goes up a faulty ladder to fix a leaky roof and falls to the ground breaking both legs. Another common farm injury is falling from high-stacked hay bales and breaking an arm.
All work-at-height jobs on a farm should be properly supervised with the correct equipment, training, and scaffolding if necessary.
Injury from dangerous machinery claim
An injury from dangerous machinery claim covers the severe side of negligence by a farm employer. Every farmyard has dangerous machinery which can do serious injury if used by untrained employees.
The combine harvester, hedge cutter and front loader can kill or seriously injure an employee or visitor.
Employers should take every care with dangerous machinery and ensure staff are fully trained in their use.
Lack of personal protective equipment claim
A lack of Personal Protective Equipment claim is a very simple example of an employer’s lack of duty of care to the worker. Standard gloves, masks, and clothing PPE should be available to all staff working on a farm.
Not wearing a mask and gloves when dealing with dangerous chemicals can burn the skin and eyes. Farmer’s Lung, a disease from inhaling dust particles, is easily preventable by wearing a quality face mask.
By not providing suitable PPE, a farm employer could be guilty of negligence, and you might be able to make a claim for farm injury compensation.
Needle stick injury claim
A needle stick injury claim is when a discarded needle or other sharp instrument pierces the skin.
A used syringe needle should be capped and disposed of in a sharps bin. The same is true of suture needles and scalpels. If you pierce a finger with a needle or scalpel, you are vulnerable to blood poisoning and other infections.
The wait before getting test results can be harrowing and cause a lot of stress.
Lifting and manual handling claim
A lifting and manual handling claim is when farm workers hurt their back moving heavy objects on the farm. Every farmyard has fertilizer bags, bales of hay, animal feed and machinery that is moved every day by staff.
When the employer does not provide lifting equipment and training, they may be negligent in their duty of care to farm hands.
Torn ligaments, damaged muscles, and herniated discs are seen in lifting and manual handling claims, and you might be due compensation.
Public liability claims
Public liability claims for slips, trips, and falls by visitors to the farm area are common farm injury claims. The walker may fall on an uneven path, or the vet may slip on an unclean yard when treating the farm animals.
Leg breaks, arm injuries, strains, and sprains may result from slips, trips and falls, and a public liability claim seeks compensation for injury and damages.
Workplace injury claim
A workplace injury claim for compensation for a farm injury highlights that a farm is a working area and the employers must take all care to ensure a safe workplace.
Cuts, repetitive strains and serious injury form part of any possible workplace injury claim.
You might have a workplace injury claim when the employer is negligent in providing a safe working environment.
PTO accident claim
A PTO accident claim is when the Power Take-Off shaft is left unguarded and injures a worker. The PTO rotates at high speed, and injuries range from amputation to disfigurement.
The PTO shaft must be fitted with a guard to prevent clothes and hands from becoming entangled in the rotating metal. A PTO injury happens in seconds but will be with you for life.
The guard must be fitted even when not in use, and all staff should be fully trained in preventing a PTO accident.
Negligence at work claim
A negligence at work claim covers all the dangerous practices and procedures seen on farms which can lead to serious, life-changing injury.
Unsafe handling of farm animals, poor training in using farm machinery and incorrect use of dangerous chemicals all come up time and again in negligence at work claims.
A farm is a place of work with dangerous machinery and animals, and employees are always at risk.
Farm owners owe employees a duty of care and should not be negligent in providing training and protection.
Injury from a falling object claim
Injury from a falling object claim can happen from the incorrect storage of the likes of grain, animal feed and farm equipment.
Any object falling from a height might do severe damage if it hits an employee or visitor to the yard. Brain, neck, and spinal damage are common injuries in this type of farm accident claim.
Our Process
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Enquiry
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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.
Common farm injury claims
The common farm injury claims are for the leg breaks, back strain and arm injuries seen in many workplaces.
A farm is a dangerous workplace with many hazards, and common injuries make up the list of farm accidents.
Common farm injury claims are:
A farm injury could be due to negligence on behalf of the employer. You might be able to claim compensation for an employer’s lack of duty of care to win damages for your losses.
Duty of care of an employer
An employer has a duty of care to employees as stated in Health and Safety Act 1974. The act outlines how an employer must provide a safe working environment for an employee regardless of where they work.
The Health and Safety Act brought farms and such areas into the definition of a workplace, and farm owners have a duty of care to employees who work for them.
The six main points of the act show how a farm owner should:
The farm owner must provide a safe working environment for employees according to the Health and Safety Executive.
It may be employer negligence if you are injured due to a breach of the act, and you could claim farming accident compensation for the damages.
Farm accident claim compensation
Compensation for farm accident claims depend on a variety of factors such as general and special damages. For an accurate compensation amount, speak to the Personal Injury Team today.
Sample compensation amounts in a personal injury claim for a farming accident are as follows. Please note these are figures for the injuries only. Financial losses would apply in addition:
Who pays for the compensation in a farm accident claim?
The insurance company of the farm owner, if they have it, usually pays the compensation in a farm injury claim. The farm owner should have insurance in place to cover all farming accident claims and injury on a farm.
A farm is a workplace, and it is also open to visitors. A farm is a dangerous place, and the cost of farming accident claims can be very high.
You should always ask your employer about their insurance and your cover in case of a farming accident.
Can I lose my job for a workplace injury claim?
If you suffer a farm accident, you are fully within your rights to make a workplace injury claim against your employer.
Under the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 your employer would be breaking the law by firing you over a workplace injury claim and would entitle you to make a claim for unfair dismissal.
Your employer has a duty of care to assure the safety of employees.
Claim for an accident that was your fault
If you have been involved in an accident that was partially your fault, you still may be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim. This can be referred to as partial liability or ‘partial blame.
The amount of compensation you receive will be a fraction of what you would receive if you were not at fault.
If you were entirely at fault you will not be entitled to any compensation.
Self employed farmer injury claim
If you are a self employed farmer, you still may be entitled to make a compensation claim for your injuries.
If you are contracted by a larger company, you can make a workplace injury claim against said business. If there is any organisation in control of your working environment, you can make a claim against them.
If you are on a zero hour contract or work part time, you are also entitled to make a compensation claim in the event of a farm accident.
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If you have been injured while working on a farm and it was not your fault, you may be entitled to compensation.
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