BACK INJURY COMPENSATION CLAIM

UK Back Injury Compensation – Manual Handling at Work

If you have suffered a back injury at your place of work it is important that you make a record of the incident in the company’s accident book. You will only be successful in making a back injury compensation claim if you can demonstrate that your injury resulted from your employer’s failure to adequately protect you by failing to comply with health and safety regulations. It is an employer’s obligation to ensure that employees do not undertake manual handling operations that involve a significant risk of injury. An employer is required to mechanise lifting operations where it is reasonably possible to do so in order to reduce the risk of injury. For jobs that involve any significant lifting, a risk assessment must be carried out to identify possible hazards and thereafter an employer is expected to put measures in force to remove that risk where reasonably practicable which usually means removal of the element of manual handling. An employer who fails to comply with these strict regulations will be liable for payment of damages in a back injury compensation claim in the event of any accident.

Back Injury Claims – Trips Slips & Falls

Tripping and slipping accidents are another source of back injury compensation claims. Property and land owners have an obligation to maintain the reasonable safety of their premises and failure to do so may make them liable for damages for personal injury. In addition back injury compensation claims can be made against the local authority in the event of a trip slip or fall on an uneven public highway or pavement.

Back Injury – Road Traffic Accidents

Road traffic accidents often result in whiplash injury to the neck and more infrequently to lower back injury. The back (lower spine) is substantially stronger than the neck (upper spine) and these injuries tend to affect those who are most vulnerable including the elderly and those with pre-existing problems who are entitled to make a back injury compensation claim against a negligent third party driver.

No Win No Fee Compensation Claims for Back Injuries

If you have suffered injury in an accident you should consult a solicitor as soon as possible. In order to make a back injury compensation claim the accident must have occurred within the last three years and have been caused as a result of negligence by another person. Many solicitors offer a no win no fee service which minimises the individual’s financial risk however the no win no fee scheme offered by this firm goes much further and can be summed up as 'win or lose no charge - compensation paid in full'. If you use our claims service there is no financial risk whatsoever and you are paid 100% of your compensation with no deductions.