Accident at work claim services

Penningtons Manches Cooper’s experienced workplace accident solicitors provide specialist legal support for individuals pursuing accident at work claims across the UK. We have extensive expertise in handling complex injury at work claims, offering tailored advice and comprehensive guidance throughout the entire process to secure the best possible outcome for your case.

Experienced accident at work solicitors

Employers have significant legal obligations to ensure the safety of their employees during all work-related activities. These duties include proper training, comprehensive risk assessments, provision of appropriate safety equipment, and other necessary safety measures. Despite these obligations, numerous workplace injuries occur each year due to employers failing to maintain a safe working environment.

Accidents at work can range from serious injuries such as spinal and brain injuries, amputations, or even fatal outcomes, to less severe or temporary injuries. Such incidents are particularly distressing due to their potential impact on an individual’s health, employment, and income. Many people worry about the financial risk of being unable to work, especially if their employer does not provide additional support beyond statutory sick pay.

Our specialist team handles a wide range of workplace injury claims and understands that the full impact of an injury is not always immediately apparent. We regularly work on cases where the scope of the injury claim develops over time. We provide support in gathering medical records, assessing ongoing symptoms, and liaising with medical experts to fully evaluate the long-term implications.

We are skilled at managing detailed investigations into workplace accident claims. This includes obtaining disclosure from employers, working with the Health and Safety Executive, attending inquests, interviewing witnesses, identifying all responsible parties and obtaining expert evidence where needed. Our approach is always sensitive – especially when clients wish to maintain a good relationship with their employer or are members of a trade union.

What I think is different from other firms we have worked with is the integration of the claimant in the decision-making. The work is collaborative with the claimant, not didactic.

We pursue early access to interim payments and support not just financial recovery, but also medical and vocational rehabilitation. Whether you’re making a personal injury claim after a single incident or a cumulative work-related injury, we consider all relevant factors, including therapy needs, return-to-work plans, and future care or treatment costs.

Our team provides clear guidance on your rights, including how much compensation you might expect, the accident at work claim time limit, and whether court proceedings may be required. Most personal injury claims can be resolved without a trial, but we are prepared to represent you in court where needed and will explain all the steps and potential legal costs involved upfront.

If you have sustained an injury at work and wish to explore a claim, our specialist accident at work solicitors offer initial advice without obligation. We will clearly outline your options, guide you through each step of the claims process, and work diligently to secure the compensation and support you deserve.

How we help our clients

Investigating circumstances and responsibility in work-related injury claims, and obtaining evidence

Managing interactions sensitively with employers and colleagues

Securing interim financial support promptly

Coordinating rehabilitation and vocational support services

Assessing long-term implications and future care needs

Advising on legal obligations, including claim time limits

Dealing with cases where there are multiple potential defendants

Supporting clients through court proceedings where necessary

Useful resources

Funding a personal injury claim

Making a personal injury claim

The team offers a high level of expertise and client-focused guidance. From the beginning, contact and engagement has been professional, caring and comprehensive.

Those representing me showed a strong awareness of my injury and the effects on my life, which was reflected in the way they conducted my case.

The whole team is superb and works well together. The level of expertise is excellent.

The team are prompt and clear with their knowledge, and explain things easily and in a way that demonstrates deep understanding of the processes involved.

Leading practice, well known for its expertise in catastrophic injury cases, particularly matters arising from RTAs. Handles a range of claims pertaining to fatal accidents, head and spinal injuries and amputations.

Recent work highlights

Claim for severe visual and facial injuries

Obtaining compensation on behalf of a young man who was left with significant visual and facial injuries after being involved in an accident at work. The claim reflected his ongoing recovery needs.

Damages for motorway recovery patrolman

Securing damages for a recovery patrolman who was injured by another car while attending a member breakdown on the hard shoulder of a motorway. His injuries included four broken metatarsals in his left foot.

Compensation for home-based call handler

Settling a claim for a woman who suffered chronic hearing injuries after using a defective headset supplied by her employer for her job as a home-based call handling operative for an emergency breakdown service.

Teaching injury on disused tennis court

Helping a female teaching assistant to recover £250,000 in damages for life-long shoulder injuries sustained following a fall on a disused tennis court while taking a PE lesson, leaving her unable to work or drive.

Compensation for family after electrocution

Acting in a case involving an employee who tragically was fatally electrocuted at his place of work as a result of inadequate procedures and insufficient training. We supported his family in pursuing a claim for compensation and accountability.

Head injury on construction site

Settling a claim for a construction site worker who suffered a serious head injury when a girder fell from a crane. The incident had a significant impact, both on his health and his ability to work.

Case studies

We recently concluded a complex claim against an employer and occupier, as a result of our client sustaining serious injury following a fall from a roof on which he was working.

We settled a claim for an accident at work where our client sustained serious upper limb fractures due to a fall. Our client was walking across the entrance hall of her place of employment when she slipped and fell heavily on her arm.

Our client, who is a vulnerable adult with learning difficulties, was at work when a door closed on top of him, causing him to sustain a fractured hip.

We brought a claim for a young woman who was training to be a tree surgeon when she sustained a serious spinal cord injury from being trapped under a falling tree.

We successfully recovered substantial damages for an employee mechanic who sustained a serious head injury following an accident at work. He had been asked by his employer to help move heavy metal hydraulic work equipment to new garage premises.