£80,000.00 settlement for the Claimant injured in digger accident

The Claimant suffered a serious knee injury when descending from the cabin of a digger.

The Claimant was a new employee in a company hiring heavy machinery. He was instructed by his manager to load a large digger onto a flatbed trailer. The tires of the digger were lined up with the edge of the trailer leaving him no space to descend the digger in a safe manner. There was no assistance, or any ladder or other means of exit provided to him.

As a result, the Claimant twisted his knee suffering a serious injury, which required surgery and several months of recovery and lost earnings. The Claimant was left to himself with no help or assistance of his employer.

Our Solicitor, Joanna Mackiewicz of Levenes brought a claim against the Claimant’s employer, who argued that the accident was at least partially his fault. 

Levenes successfully obtained the necessary evidence, negotiated with the employer’s solicitors and obtained a great settlement for the Claimant, including lost earnings, the costs of his private surgery and future losses. 

Fall from Height Accident Claim

Levenes have acted in a number of quite similar cases to this one involving workers having to get up or down from vehicles or trailers.

Often, we find that employees have to climb or scramble up the side of a vehicle when this is not at all safe.

There is often little room for manoeuvre when standing on the trailer. Furthermore, the whole task gets even more hazardous in wet conditions as the worker’s ability to get a secure foot and/or handhold is diminished.

Frequently, insurers for Defendants try to blame employees when all employees have done, is to try their best to get the job done in difficult circumstances.

The task the Claimant was performing was “work at height” and the law is clear about the legal duties of employers when it comes to working at height. Work at height should be avoided if possible. If work at height cannot be avoided, the employer must make an assessment of the risk of injury from the task and take steps to reduce the risk to the lowest level possible. Invariable, employers have not done any such assessment, or their assessment is a tick box exercise which bears no relation to what happens in reality.

Make a fall from height compensation claim

Employers expect their employees to get on with the job, sometimes having to work out themselves what to do, and often under great pressure to get the job done quickly.

If your employer fails to act as a responsible employer and as a result you fall from height and suffer injury, then you can claim against them for compensation.

Levenes Solicitors have many years of experience of handling this type of compensation claim. We offer you a personal approach with full attention to make sure you receive the maximum compensation that you deserve.

We have a proven track record in these cases with hundreds of years of combined experience.

You need expert advice on the action you can take. You can trust the knowledge and experience of our team of lawyers to get you the best possible result.

Get in touch today and find out within 1 hour if you have a claim. Call us on 0800 048 2355 or request a call back now.