Accident at Work Solicitors
Work Accident Lawyers
Our accident at work solicitors understand what you’ll be going through If you’ve been injured in an accident at work. Our lawyers have helped hundreds of people get the compensation that they deserve following workplace accidents.
“Osbornes is a well-regarded personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims.”
“Osbornes deals with injuries incurred during traffic and workplace accidents.”
Can I make a work accident claim?
If you have been injured in the last three years and the injuries you suffered resulted from your employers, managers or other employees failing to follow health and safety rules you are entitled to make a claim. Your accident may have resulted from one of the following:
- Dangerous working practices
- Poor or non-existent workplace risk assessments
- Limited or non-existent personal protective equipment (PPE)
- A spillage that could have been prevented
- A fall from height
- Poorly maintained equipment
If your employer was negligent of their duty of care to you, and this breach of care resulted in your accident, you may be able to claim compensation for your injuries. If you think you are eligible to make a claim, you need to be aware that the clock is ticking. You have only three years from the date of the accident in which to start legal action. This means that you need to act fast and obtain specialist legal advice as soon as possible.
The money you can claim depends on the type of injury you suffered and how long it takes for you to recover. A successful claim will cover the costs of rehabilitation and other interventions necessary to help you manage. Any financial loss will also be covered, including loss of earnings and travel expenses.
Employer’s liability insurance
Employers are legally required to carry liability insurance, which will be used for the payment of compensation if an employee is injured at work. This means that when you claim compensation for your accident, you are not claiming against your employer, but against your employer’s insurance company. Details of your employer’s liability insurance will be contained within a certificate which must be given to you at your request if it is not readily accessible.
What are my rights if I suffer an injury at work?
The law states that you should always be provided with safe and suitable work equipment. You should also receive proper training to complete your required tasks and work alongside other correctly trained employees who will not put you in any risk. Making a claim will not affect your employment rights.
Will I have to pay to make an accident at work compensation?
Our personal injury cases are handled on a No Win No Fee basis. This means there will be no cost to you. Speak to one of our London solicitors to discuss your claim.
Do I get full pay if injured at work?
You may require time off from work to recover from your accident. Depending on your employer, you may also be entitled to receive work sick pay. During your sick time, document any treatment you received and consider keeping a diary of how your accident has affected you day to day. Make sure to keep receipts for out-of-pocket expenses such as physiotherapy sessions. You should also consider additional expenses that you have incurred, such as taking taxis if you cannot drive.
You may also receive Statutory Sick Pay if you are off because of your accident. If your injury is more serious, you may be entitled to claim Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
What should an employer do after an accident at work?
The Law is clear. Employers have a duty of care to their employees, no matter how small their business. The workplace must be safe and risks to health should be prevented. Measures required include ensuring that any machinery is safe to use, necessary safety equipment is provided, and potential hazards are eliminated or at least mitigated as far as possible so that an accident at work is less likely to happen.
The primary UK law governing work health and safety is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Health and Safety Executive also publishes other regulations that are less general and more industry-specific. Guidelines for keeping the workplace safe are readily available through the Health and Safety Executive website, should you wish to check them out for yourself.
However, despite the law, no system is perfect, which means that an accident at work is still likely to occur. Injuries arise from a wide range of causes, including slips and trips, being struck by a moving object or falling from a height, to name but a few. So, if you have suffered an injury at work what should you do? Here are a few suggestions to help you.
Seek appropriate help
Getting treatment should be your priority. Your injury may be sufficiently dealt with by a work first-aider or you may require attention from medical specialists in hospital. Make sure that you tell anyone attending you, the circumstances of your accident so that they are accurately recorded in the notes. These notes may be required later, so it is in your interest to be as clear and detailed as possible.
Gather evidence
Whenever you are able, make notes of what happened. Document the name of any witnesses who can support your recollection of events. You may consider obtaining relevant photographs, serial numbers of faulty equipment and making sketches of what happened.
Report the accident at work
To formalise your accident, it is necessary to log details inside the work accident book, a document that your employer is required to keep by law. If no logbook is available, report your accident to your line manager. It is best to do this in writing and with as much detail as possible. If the work accident report has been completed on your behalf by someone else, make sure the details are correct before you sign it.
Report to the Health and Safety Executive
Your employer must report any serious accident to the Health and Safety Executive. However, if you are in doubt that your employer has done so, consider contacting them yourself.
Returning to work after a workplace accident
If you can return to work after your accident, you may be able to request fewer hours or a change to your work duties until you are fully recovered. If the accident has resulted in a longer-term injury, then your employer may be legally required to make changes to help you return to work.
Injured at work client stories
- Our client was a builder suffering a psychological reaction following a needle stick injury from a discarded syringe. His employers failed to take action to prevent drug users from using working on-site. Damages awarded: £20,000.
- An abattoir supervisor made a forklift accident claim after suffering significant complex injuries. Following the accident, our client had permanently reduced walking ability, only able to walk with sticks. He was not able to return to employment. Damages awarded £4.75 million.
- We represented a labourer who sustained burns to his ankle when liquid nitrogen leaked from the pipe he was working on. His building site injuries required plastic surgery. Damages awarded: £100,000.
- A factory machinist suffered a fall when tripping over a cable from her sewing machine. As a result of the fall she suffered. Damages awarded: £70,000
- A self-employed carpenter suffered a complex ankle fracture whilst working on a building site. The injury left him with permanently restricted mobility. Damages awarded £2 million.
- Our client, a building contractor was diagnosed with Vibration White Finger (VWF), in June 2022. His condition was attributed to prolonged use of a pneumatic drill without adequate health and safety measures provided by his employer. He received a 5-figure compensation package.
Why Choose Osbornes Law’s Accident at Work solicitors?
At Osbornes Law we have one of the largest London accident-at-work teams led by Sophie Davies, Managing Partner and Head of the Personal Injury Department. Our solicitors have helped thousands of people get their lives back on track following serious injuries. We have built up a strong reputation for representing clients with the following injuries:
Osbornes Law is an active supporter and campaigner for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) – an organisation fighting for the rights of injured people. Other organisations supported by the team include Headway East London, Spinal Injuries Association and the Limbless Association.
What types of accident at work injuries can I claim for?
We have helped clients claim compensation for a wide range of accident at work injuries including:
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£100,000 settlement for tripping at work
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Personal Injury Accreditations
Osbornes deals with fatalities incurred during traffic and workplace accidents.
Osbornes clients are individuals whose cases are treated with the focus required when dealing with life changing injuries.
Fielding a ‘first class, very well resourced’ team of litigators, the personal injury department at Osbornes is rated for its diverse workload of complex, high-value injury claims, representing both domestic and international claimants.
Osbornes is an excellent firm, made up of lawyers with flair and pedigree.
Osbornes lawyers are smart, well trained, experienced and well managed.
Osbornes personal injury practice is first class; very well resourced and second to none.
Osbornes is becoming one of the top players in the claimant personal injury market. A large team with a great number of very high quality solicitors.
Osbornes is a highly proficient serious injury firm. They bring all the benefits of the biggest firms in the market but none of the downsides.
Osbornes prepares cases well; the whole team is good and lawyers there know their stuff.
They deal with people compassionately and take on the right amount of detail. The firm has some really brilliant key solicitors.
The personal injury team is responsive and its level of service towards clients and other professionals is exceptional and high quality
The team offers specialist expertise in cycling-related injury claims and regularly acts for foreign nationals.
It has considerable experience in cases arising from motor accidents and accidents at work
Osbornes is a well-regarded personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims.
Their team includes bright, hard-working solicitors dedicated to achieving successful outcomes for their clients from partner level to paralegal. Their client care is exceptional.
They are a team who are highly respected in the PI sector.
This is an excellent PI team doing a broad range of PI work.
Osbornes’ ‘highly respected‘ personal injury team is experienced in a range of complex, high-value claims, with notable strength in acting for European clients for whom English is not a first language.
Osbornes’ ‘highly respected‘ personal injury team is experienced in a range of complex, high-value claims
Osbornes’ ‘highly respected‘ personal injury team is experienced in a range of complex, high-value claims.
"Osbornes always provides work of excellent quality and the advice is sound."
"The firm has the ability to handle the most sophisticated and complex matters."
"Osbornes is always client-focused and works tirelessly to obtain the best outcomes."
'The team deals with multi-million pound, often multifaceted claims, involving such factors as severe brain, psychiatric, gynaecological and spinal injury, major trauma, amputation and fatality.'
"They are a boutique firm with highly experienced partners who are well-respected in the industry."
"The team at Osbornes deals with catastrophic injury claims with the same professionalism as the largest firms, but provides a much more client-focused experience."
"A really first-rate team, well capable of dealing with the most serious and complex injuries."
"This team has carved out an exceptional reputation in catastrophic injury work."
"Osbornes has impressed me with their personal touch for clients whilst offering a first-class handling of catastrophic injury claims. The partners all have vast experience and are highly respected in their field."
"This is a really excellent personal injury team that can be regarded as one of the major players in the London claimant personal injury market."
"Osbornes have managed to recruit a team of outstanding catastrophic injury lawyers who are at the top of the game."
"They punch well above their weight. The quality of service they provide equals that of any of the larger top-name firms in this area"
Ben Posford is fiercely bright, with an unrivalled passion for his clients’ cases. His encyclopaedic knowledge of all things PI is second to none. His foresight and commercial nous have propelled Osbornes into the highest echelons of the market where they rightly belong.
The firm has an excellent and innovative line in cases involving non-English speaking claimants, managed by recruiting paralegals with multi-language skills – an impressive route for expansion of the caseload.
Great expanding team with expertise and respect in the sector. Led by a commercially savvy and business minded team.
A really excellent group of PI solicitors, notable for their individual quality.’
A niche firm that punches well above its weight in the catastrophic injury sector, borne out by the quality of work they obtain.
This combination of experience and diligence reaps massive rewards for clients, Osbornes being well known in the industry as a fantastic firm.
The Osbornes personal injury team now comprises some of the most technically adept and hard hitting lawyers in the business.
Excellent coverage of personal injury, and traumatic brain injury. There is a real specialism in claimants who do not speak English as a first language.
The group is noted for its expertise in matters relating to cycling injuries, and is the official legal partner of the London Cycling Campaign charity.
To complement its strong reputation for high-value and complex personal injury work, the firm continues to develop its 'excellent and innovative line in cases involving non-English speaking claimants'
"Osbornes comprises some of the most technically adept and hard hitting lawyers in the business"
"A small but high-powered team, dealing with cases of significant value and complexity."
"An excellent firm which achieves fantastic outcomes for clients."
"Osbornes Law have captured the magic of keeping the customer service levels of a smaller firm whilst having all the expertise and power of the biggest firms."
"A superb boutique catastrophic injury firm."
"Really good at dealing with people who have suffered a serious injury."
"Affable and charming with very good client-handling skills."
"superb firm with consummate professionals and a human touch."
Osbornes now has a team of highly experienced personal injury lawyers; particularly strong on high-value quantum cases, workplace accidents and claims involving foreign workers injured in the UK.
The team provides fantastic strength-in-depth for personal injury claims. It is also particularly well placed to service clients from Eastern Europe with specialist native language speakers. From the smallest case to a multimillion-pound spinal injury case, Osbornes has the right staff to manage every claim.
Ben Posford remains pre-eminent in his field with expert understanding of litigating cases of the upmost severity. His experience builds on Stuart Kightley’s running of the firm with recent partner additions of Rob Aylott making a fantastic addition.
A firm going from strength-to strength-which retains its client care whilst being able to offer a full personal injury service.
Beneath Ben Posford’s calm and reassuring presence, which clients love, lies a formidable tactical and legal brain. His experience tells and he gets it right at every stage of the process from arranging the best possible rehabilitation, to ensuring, so far as possible, a polite relationship with those acting for the defendant in order to ensure best and early resolution of the claim.
"Clients say he is very impressive, in terms of both his experience and his management of the personal injury team."
"They have an expanding profile in personal injury and clinical negligence and offer a superb, broad service in accidents abroad, enabled by their recruitment of bilingual legal executives who can guide non-English speakers through complex litigation."
"Solid personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims arising from fatalities and severe head and spinal injuries."
"Offers specialist expertise in cycling-related injury claims."
"Offers specialist expertise in cauda equina syndrome cases."
"An exceptional outfit. They take on difficult cases, fight hard and win."
"Stuart Kightley is an incredibly empathetic solicitor who is very knowledgeable about traumatic brain injury."
"They are an outstanding firm to work with. They are consistently impressive in their work."
"Osbornes often handles claims valued at over £1m, particularly relating to severe brain and spinal cord injuries and niche areas such as cauda equina syndrome and cycling accidents."
"The hard-working, thorough and committed Robert Aylott, who brings significant heavyweight personal injury experience."
"Key team members include the energetic and personable Stuart Kightley who is head of the personal injury department."
"Osbornes has a growing influence and impressive work load and is gaining a reputation for handling complex catastrophic work."
"Catastrophic injury cases head Ben Posford is an excellent practical litigator who offers exceptional service."
"Stuart is also very experienced in advising on fatal accidents and workplace accidents."
Thank you for the hard work and patience and for being so patient with my constant questions.
"I have found Osbornes to be thorough, clear and understanding from the initial call. They do exactly what they say they will and with passion! I would recommend them to anyone".
Very good efficient service. Would not hesitate to use again.
I will use Osbornes for any future needs.
I don't think I could have asked for anything more. One of the best dealings I've had with the legal profession.
Sam was excellent and very professional in dealing with our claim.
Head of the personal injury department, Stuart Kightley is a first-rate practitioner, wholly focused on getting his client the best outcome in a pragmatic, sensible and consensual manner.
As a real specialist in spinal cord injuries, Ben Posford is always looking at new angles on how to maximise his cases.
Ben Posford is one of the best catastrophic injury lawyers around.
They provide exceptional service, great knowledge and understanding of the law, excellent client care and tactical nous
Stuart Kightley is praised for his expertise in catastrophic and fatal claims. Clients say he is very impressive, in terms of both his experience and his management of the personal injury team.
My claim was dealt with efficiently and professionally. Communication was excellent, and timely. Shrewd and sound advice was provided at every stage of the claim from beginning through to completion. On the basis of my personal experience I would strongly recommend Osbornes.
I just wish to thank you for your hard work and successful outcome. I am pleased with the result and would recommend you and your firm to anyone in the future.
Ben Posford … is ‘tactically astute’ and ‘one of the best personal injury solicitors around’.
Ben Posford ‘knows how to maximise the value of the claim for his clients’.
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