Industrial Accident at Work Claims

While no business can ever completely remove the risk of injury at work, if an incident happened in the workplace and you were injured – then we can help you to ascertain who was responsible.

• Free consultation call

The first step is to contact Grayson May and speak to our expert claims advisors, for free, on 0800 999 6668, or by submitting the online form.

• Gather evidence

We will gather any further evidence to support your claim, including writing to witnesses, obtaining more information from you, arrange to obtain copies of your medical records and gather information on your accident, to work out who’s responsible for your injuries.

• Assess your injuries/losses

The aim of a compensation claim is twofold;

Physical/ Mental Injuries

Firstly, to compensate you for your injuries. This is known as “general damages”. The amount will depend on the nature, extent and longevity of those injuries. In simple terms, the more serious the injuries, the more they will be worth.

Financial Losses

Secondly, to compensate you for your financial losses. These are known as “special damages” and the law aims to put an injured person back in the financial position they would have been in, had the accident not happened. Examples of special damages include: Past, ongoing or future loss of earnings and care or “domestic assistance” by friends or family. Private medical treatment or expenses, or miscellaneous expenses such as parking or travel costs, to clothing or items damaged in an accident, to painkillers, and almost anything else, as long as the expense arises due to the accident.

• Arrange medical care and rehabilitation

To understand the full implications of your injuries and to get you the best compensation, a medical report is essential. We will arrange this with an independent medical expert. Often, in more complex cases (£25,000+) we may need more than one medical report. We’ll also identify any rehabilitation needs you might have and help you to access the support you need.

• Negotiation

Ideally neither party wants cases to go to court, so usually a couple of rounds of negotiations may be undertaken between your solicitor and the defendant’s solicitors. We will attempt to get you the maximum compensation, in the shortest possible time.

• Compensation payment

Once your claim has settled, we will send you a cheque or pay your compensation into your bank account, once it is received by the solicitors, which is usually within 21 days of settlement being agreed.

It is difficult to give a clear estimate as every case depends on a number of different circumstances. This is why we do not just provide you with an expert solicitor but a dedicated personal file handler who will manage your case through to completion advising all the steps and progress of your claim.

Contact us by telephone or simply complete our online enquiry form for an immediate assessment of your claim for compensation.

You have three years from the date of the accident to claim for compensation. However, if you were a child or under the age of eighteen you will have until three years after your eighteenth birthday in which to make a claim for personal injury.

Even if you believe that you are partly to blame due to your own actions resulting in your injuries then you may still be entitled to claim for compensation. If you can show that the other party was at least partially responsible for causing your injuries then you will most certainly be able to claim.