Accidents in someone else’s place of work

There are large amounts of public liability claims. You can be injured going into a shop, cinema and theatre or into somebody else’s workplace.

Duty of care

If as a visitor to the premises you are injured, the occupier of the premises, owner of the premises or both will have a duty of care under the Occupiers Liability Act. In the majority of cases you would be entitled to compensation from the owner or occupier.

This also applies if you are a visitor to somebody else’s house. They still have a duty of care and very often the compensation can be obtained from the insurance company that covers the contents of the property or the owner/occupier.

Injuries due to animal activities.

If the animal isn’t controlled properly then, in certain circumstances, you can recover compensation from the owner of the animal, e.g. if a dog bites you then the owner will probably be insured either on his contents insurance or through a pet policy. This will enable you to recover compensation from the insurance company not from the owner. Accidents in the work place can happen at any time. The list of possible causes is endless, but common examples are:

• Falling over objects
• Being hit by vehicles
• Tools breaking
• Objects falling from a height
• Slipping on wet floors
• Catching your hand in a machine
• And many more

At Injuries Direct our personal injury compensation team can recover compensation for you without cost to you at all. They have years of expertise in workplace personal injury claims.

If you or someone you know needs help, then let Injuries Direct get compensation for your personal Injuries. Call now on 0800 2800 979 alternatively fill out our Contact form

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