At Tylers Solicitors, our team is here to help you make successful factory accident claims. We’ll be by your side every step of the way, making sure you receive the compensation you deserve following your accident. Start your factory injury claim with us today.
If you have been involved in a factory accident that wasn’t your fault, you may be entitled to compensation.
Accidents at work can happen anywhere but are more likely in high risk working environments like factories or industrial warehouses. According to HSE statistics, manufacturing is one of the UK’s most dangerous industries.
In the UK, factory workers experienced 46,000 non-fatal injuries between 2020/21 and 2022/23. With hazards like heavy machinery and powerful equipment present, more can go wrong, potentially leading to life changing, traumatic injuries.
Ultimately, it is your employer’s responsibility to ensure the right health and safety protocols are in place to minimise the risk of factory accidents. If you believe your accident and injury were caused by your employer’s negligence, you may be able to make a factory accident compensation claim.
Call trusted factory accident solicitors, Tylers, today on 0800 699 0079, email us on info@tylerssolicitors.co.uk, or complete our simple contact form to start your claim.
Before starting the claims process, it’s essential to check whether you are eligible to make a claim. If you’re not sure, you can contact our team, where we will ask you a few questions about your factory accident to determine eligibility.
To make a successful compensation claim, you will need to prove:
If we can demonstrate negligence by your employer (or any other liable third party), you will most likely receive a compensation award, covering all physical, emotional, and financial losses caused by your injury.
Looking at the most recent statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive and RIDDOR, the most common types of factory accidents causing non-fatal injuries included:
The most common factory accidents causing fatal injuries were:
Other leading causes of factory accidents include:
Whether you’ve been injured by machinery, fallen from a height, or experienced any other form of factory accident, our team is here to help you get the financial compensation you deserve. Get in touch via our online contact form or call 0800 699 0079
With complex machinery to operate, heavy boxes and objects to move, and a range of other potential risks and hazards on site, factory workers can fall victim to various injuries ranging in severity.
Some of the most common factory injuries we see as personal injury solicitors include:
If you can’t see your factory injury listed above, take a look at our full list of bodily injuries for which you could make a claim. If you still can’t find your injury listed, get in touch with our team via our online contact form or call 0800 699 0079 and our team will be happy to help.
Proving negligence is the most important part of making a compensation claim. It shows that you were not the cause of your factory accident and that your employer (or another third party) can be held liable for any damages.
Depending on the specifics of your accident, the following parties may be held liable:
1. Your employer
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, all employers have a legal duty to provide employees with a safe working environment. Your employer may be in breach of this legislation if they caused your accident by:
2. A factory equipment manufacturer
If your factory injury was caused by an equipment malfunction, defect, or a failure to warn users with informative safety instructions, the responsibility may lie with the manufacturer under product liability law.
3. Factory maintenance contractors
Similarly, if an external contractor was responsible for maintaining the factory equipment, they may be held liable if they failed to service or repair the machinery to a high standard or if they installed the machinery incorrectly.
4. Supervisors or managers
If your supervisor or manager failed to uphold their duty, they could be held liable. They may have breached the legislation by not supervising when they were meant to or by encouraging unsafe practices.
5. Co-workers
In some factory accidents, other employees may be held liable (or, at least, partly liable) if they were negligent. This could happen if they ignored safety protocols or presented reckless behaviour, leading to an injury.
Evidence is the most important part of any compensation claim, as it can go a long way in proving liability. For the best chance of a successful claim, follow these steps after your factory accident:
The more evidence you provide, the more chance there is of your claim being successful. Don’t hesitate to call 0800 699 0079 or contact us using our online contact form to start your claim.
When you’re ready to make your factory accident claim, we will walk you through the following steps:
As a general rule of thumb, the more serious your injuries are, the more compensation you may be able to claim.
For an idea of how much compensation you could receive for being injured in a factory accident, take a look at our handy compensation calculator below:
Need more information? Don’t worry, one of our professional claims solicitors will advise you along the way
Call us today on 0800 699 0079 or click the link below to use our online contact form to start your compensation claim!
If you were injured in a factory accident that wasn’t your fault, you will likely be able to claim compensation. It is important to provide sufficient evidence to prove liability and that you were not at fault for the accident or subsequent injuries.
A no-win, no-fee solicitor will only charge you if your compensation claim is successful. This means there is no upfront charge for making your claim, and when you do need to pay, they will recoup their fees from your compensation total.
You will have three years to make a compensation claim from the date of your accident. If you were under 18 at the time of the accident, you will have until your 21st birthday to make a claim. The same applies if you are claiming compensation on behalf of someone who does not have the mental capacity to make the claim themselves.
If you’ve suffered any kind of chemical injury inside or outside of work then you may be entitled to make a claim.
Falls from height are without a doubt one of the most dangerous injuries that can occur in the workplace. Usually resulting in serious injuries or death.
If you’ve been a victim of a falling object in the workplace, then you deserve compensation as it’s not your fault.
If you have suffered any kind of injury while lifting heavy objects in the workplace you could be eligible to make a claim for manual handling compensation.
