Construction Accident & Injury Cases

Carrs Solicitors Win claim for Senior Scaffolding Engineer injured in construction site fall

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Carrs Solicitors have recently settled a claim for Mr D a senior scaffolding engineer involved in a complex scaffold construction at a site in Central London for a six figure sum. Our client who had severe leg injuries was a self-employed contractor who was heavily involved in the planning and execution of the project which had a design flaw in relation to the process for striking a birdcage scaffold that had not been foreseen. This however did not absolve the main contractors from their responsibility to playing a proactive and critical role in the planning and supervision of all phases of the build as required under Regulations 4 and 6 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

Through our considerable experience of construction site activities and the requisite health and safety provisions we were able to understand and work closely with our client achieve a satisfactory result.

At the conclusion of the case we were given permission to report our success and to publish the following testimonial from our client:

“I would like to thank yourself and everyone at Carrs Solicitors for a very professional job.

When I first had the accident I was advised to contact numerous high profile firms, my experience over the years has taught me that those who make the most noise normally fall short.

But Carrs solicitors don't make a lot of noise, instead they work hard and diligently to get the right results as you have proven to me.

Thanks again”

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If you have been injured in an accident at work, get in touch with the specialists work accident solicitors at Carrs to make a compensation claim. Call 01204 496898 today or fill our online contact form.

Carrs win construction workers head injury case

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Carrs Solicitors have recently won a compensation claim in relation to head injuries sustained by a construction worker Mr C as a result of an employee of a main contractor causing heavy objects to fall from height by continuing to use a builder's chute that had become displaced, contrary to the contractor’s obligations under the Work at Height Regulations and Management of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

In construction site accidents there would often be an initial delay in getting the various contractors to respond and pass the claim to their third party liability insurers. The position has improved in 2013 with the inception of the Employers Liability Tracing Office Scheme through which we can gain direct access to the relevant insurer in many cases. The various parties often pass the blame but the claimant is entitled to recover 100% of their compensation against any single party found to have civil liability because where more than one party is responsible they are each considered are ‘joint and severally liable.’

In this case liability was denied as the contractors initially tried to blame our client and in turn his employer. However ‘control’ of the activity in question (a key factor under both the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007 and the Work at height Regulations 2005) was in this instance the responsibility of the main contractor. The contractor in question condoned an unsafe system of work and in any event was liable for the negligent acts of its own employee under the doctrine of “vicariously liability”who failed to take the most basic precautions in the interest of his colleagues safety.

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If you have been injured in a construction accident at work, get in touch with the specialists work accident solicitors at Carrs to make a compensation claim. Call 01204 496898 today or fill our online contact form.

Carrs Solicitors win case for construction worker injured by a fall through steel rebars

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Our client was required to agitate and pour liquid concrete over steel rebars, which involved him walking along submerged rebars without adequate vision. After falling through the bars and sustaining injury our client initially consulted another law firm but was advised to give up on the case when his employer would not admit liability.

Upon taking over the claim, we argued that although the height differential was relatively low and the unsafe working practice complained of unfortunately commonplace, the employers’ actions still fell foul of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations and of the Work at Height Regulations and amounted to an unsafe system of work.

All that was required to avoid the obvious risk of injury in this type of case was the use of planks of wood or small boards that could allow workers to safely walk on the wet concrete.

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If you have been injured in a fall from height at work, contact at Carrs Solicitors to make a compensation claim. Call 01204 496898 today or fill our online contact form.