Accident Claims

Work Illness and Industrial Disease

If you have suffered an accident at work or contracted an illness at work you may be able to make a personal injury compensation claim. Our team of no win, no fee solicitors at claimssolicitors.co.uk have a wide range of experience in dealing with work accidents and industrial disease claims.

Your employer has a duty in law to provide you with a safe working environment. You should not be exposed to harmful substances or unsafe working practices and you should receive adequate safety training. If you suffer an accident at work or an industrial disease because your employer has not provided adequate safety measures, you may be able to make a work accident compensation claim.

Despite these laws many thousands of many hours each year are lost due to work related illness and industrial disease. Common conditions include respiratory illnesses such as COPD or asthma, to skin conditions, problems with hearing, and repetitive strain injuries. Some people live with work related illness for many years and in extreme cases this can cause an early death. For example four percent of cancer deaths in the UK are due to work related illness.

Quite often these illnesses can take a long time to come to light and it is not always apparent that work conditions are the cause. This makes it complicated to claim compensation for a work accident. Claims for industrial disease need to be carefully handled by a solicitor who is expert in the field.

If you need to talk to an no win, no fee solicitor about your industrial disease or work accident claim, contact us now on Freephone 0800 731 7923 or you can e-mail us here

Work Illness and Industrial Disease Case study

Mr P was a forklift truck driver employed as an agency worker at a detergent factory. One day a pallet split causing exposure to detergent on his skin. Unfortunately as a result of this short but significant exposure was that our client developed industrial dermatitis. The factory's insurers accepted liability and we were able to ensure that Mr P received a favourable settlement without recourse to litigation.

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