Construction accident claims

You can make a construction accident claim even if you are sub-contracted. The main contractor has responsibility for all those who come on site, whether they are employed by them or not.

If you are a construction worker who has been injured because your employer failed to provide a safe place of work and breached their duty of care towards you, you may be able to make a claim for compensation.

For example, if you were hurt on a building site because the site manager didn’t implement sufficient health and safety measures, your employer may be liable for your injury.

If you’re unsure whether you can make a claim, get in touch to discuss your case with one of our lawyers.

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There is a time limit of three years for making a claim for construction injury compensation.

The three years starts from the date you sustained the injury or from the date you first became aware of the injury (this usually applies for industrial diseases where the condition develops over time, such as vibration white finger or an asbestos-related disease such as mesothelioma).

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Everyone has a right to be safe at work – but sadly, construction site accidents are all too common.

The HSE states that, on average, 61,000 construction workers are injured at work each year in the UK.

The most common types of accidents at work in the construction industry are:

• Workplace slips, trips or falls on the same level – such as falling over equipment left in walkways.
• manual handling injuries – for example, hurting your back at work by picking up a heavy object without proper training.
• Falls from height – such as falling from scaffolding.
• Being struck by a moving object – this could include being hit by a falling object which wasn’t properly secured or being hit by a moving construction vehicle such as a forklift truck.

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