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HSE Statistics

Recent key figures
Fatal injuries
There were 235 fatal injuries to workers in 2003/04, a rate of 0.81 per hundred thousand workers.

Other reported injuries
In 2002/03, employers reported 154 430 other injuries, a rate of 614.1 per hundred thousand employees.

Ill health
In 2001/02 an estimated 2.3 million people in Great Britain were suffering from an illness which they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work

Working days lost
In 2000-02 an estimated 40 million working days were lost overall, 33 million due to work-related ill health and 7 million due to workplace injury.

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Headway - the brain injury assocation Personal Injury Solicitors List

Accident Types

Regardless of the type of accident or incident that you may have been involved in it is vital to instigate the claim at the earliest opportunity. Your memory of what happened will still be fresh and this will enable our claims team to evaluate your case in a thorough and timely manner.

What if the accident was some time ago? Contact us today - it may not be too late. There is usually a 3 year time limit. However, depending on circumstances, claims may be brought outside that time frame. Accidents at sea often have a 2 year claim period and overseas incidents may allow even less time. We will be able to offer sound legal advice on the admissability of your claim.

road traffic accidents

All road users owe each other a duty of care whether a driver or pedestrian. If you have sustained injury from being involved in an accident arising out of the negligence of another road user whether as a pedestrian, driver or passenger then you may be entitled to compensation.

accidents at work

Your employers owe you a duty of care whilst you attend work or visit anywhere during the nature of your employment. If you sustain injury due to their negligence or the negligence of any other individual or company whilst at work you may be entitled to compensation.

accidents at sea and air

Some accidents on board a vessel and / or hovercraft have a period of 2 years in which proceedings should be commenced. Claims for Deep Vein Thrombosis and other injuries sustained whilst a passenger on an aircraft also usually have a period of 2 years in which proceedings should be commenced from the date of the arrival of the aircraft at its destination or on which date the aircraft ought to have arrived. On the other hand the 2 year period will not usually apply to those employed on a ship or hovercraft which helps to explain why it is essential to take advice promptly in all such cases.

brain injury

A brain injury is caused at least initially by outside force, but includes the complications which can follow, such as damage caused by lack of oxygen, and rising pressure and swelling in the brain. A traumatic brain injury can be seen as a chain of events beginning with the first injury which occurs in the seconds after the accident, and being made worse by a second injury which happens in the minutes and hours after this, depending on when skilled medical intervention occurs.

The firm are now Members of Headway - the brain injury assocation Personal Injury Solicitors List - having met the criteria for inclusion in the Headway Personal Injury Solicitors List for 2006.

Learn more about brain injuries at the Headway web site

child claims

If your child has sustained injury due to the negligence of another he or she has the right to bring legal proceedings through an appointed ‘Litigation Friend’ (usually a Parent) until he or she reaches the age of majority and for three years after their 18th Birthday to commence proceedings in their own name.

tripping accidents

If you have tripped and sustained injury as a result of a raised paving slab or manhole cover then you may be entitled to compensation provided sufficient evidence is available to prove the presence of the defect and that the Highway authority responsible had failed in their duty to maintain.

defective products

The Consumer Protection Act 1987 makes manufacturers or importers of products into the EU strictly liable for injuries caused as a consequence of any defect. Claims which arise in the context of pharmaceuticals and medical devices often result in group actions.

However, other defective products which can also cause injury include household and garden implements, children’s toys and motor vehicles.

claiming for other types of injury

Our on-line guide to accident types is not definitive, but does encompass the main areas where personal injury may occur. Accidents and injuries resulting from participation in leisure and sporting activities are increasingly leading to litigation. Generally, if evidence can show that your accident was someone else's fault and could have been prevented then you have good grounds to claim.

The two examples below illustrate the difference between personal and third party responsibility:

1. You can’t make a claim if you sustain an injury as a result of your own actions whilst skiing, for instance. Where enthusiasim gets the better of skill there is no third party to blame. However, you may make a claim if a skiing related incident was caused by another skier's negligence or by faulty equipment that you had hired.

2. You can’t make a claim if your son or daughter, for instance, injurs themselves as a result of contact in a regular football match or practise game. However, you may make a claim against the owner of the sports hall - if used - if their accident was the result of being injured by something that shouldn't have been there or appropriate safety precautions had not been taken

Every case is unique - so contact us today so that we may offer you free expert advice.

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