Construction and building site injury claims
Compensation for serious injury on building and construction sites.
Building and construction sites are dangerous places. If health and safety rules are not carefully followed, accidents can cause serious injury to those who work there or to visitors to the site. Where the injury was caused (or partly caused) by unsafe working conditions or the negligence of a business owner or employer, their contractor or a co-worker, the injured person may be entitled to compensation.
For over 30 years, our specialist personal injury solicitors have helped our clients recover compensation and rebuild their lives after serious injury from construction and building site accidents. We understand the health and safety (H&S) regulations which govern workplace accidents and specialise in securing funded rehabilitation and compensation for clients in claims involving complex and severe injury.
- Nationally recognised personal injury specialists with decades of experience
- Access to leading medical experts and rehabilitation professionals
- Proven track record of securing life-changing compensation for families
- Dedicated support from initial enquiry through to settlement
- No upfront costs and claim through a no win no fee agreement
Starting your construction accident claim
It costs nothing to talk to us to find out about making a personal injury claim for yourself or a member of your family. You can contact us for free, confidential advice from a specialist personal injury solicitor. In serious injury cases, we often visit our clients in the hospital or at their home if they are unable to get to our offices.
We will ask you to tell us briefly about the accident and injury. We will advise you about your time limits and whether we can help you make a claim. Your solicitor will discuss with you how your claim will be funded and advise, fully and clearly, how that works and what it will mean for you. We offer a range of funding options, but most of our clients’ claims are handled on a ‘no win no fee’ basis.
We will put your claim to the defendant individual or organisation whose negligence caused your injury, and we will handle all communication on your behalf. The defendant’s insurers will usually handle the claim on the defendant’s behalf and will be responsible for paying any compensation. Once we are in contact with the defendant’s insurers, we can begin to secure the necessary rehabilitation and specialist support to meet the injured person’s immediate needs whilst we proceed with the claim.
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Construction and building site injury claim FAQs
What are construction accident injury claims?
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the construction sector covers around 6% of Britain’s workforce, including those who work on the construction of buildings, civil engineering (such as roads and railways), and specialist trades (such as demolition, joinery, plastering, electrical, plumbing, painting, and glazing).
The construction industry is also a high-risk work area for accidents and serious injuries. The fatal injury rate for construction industry workers is four times the fatal injury rate for all industries combined. Construction industry accidents are the most common cause of workplace deaths, involving falls from heights or being hit by a moving vehicle. Building and construction accidents also cause the death of members of the general public.
Construction-related accidents are also a major cause of non-fatal injuries from falls from height, slips, trips and falls on same level, being struck by a moving or falling object, and lifting injuries. The most common non-fatal injuries in the construction sector are musculoskeletal disorders. Construction work is also a common cause of asbestos related mesothelioma.
Employers on building sites and other construction workplaces must comply with health and safety laws, regulations and processes to ensure the safety of their workers, visitors and other members of the public. Where their failure to do so results in severe or fatal injury, the injured person or their family are entitled to claim compensation.
What are common causes of construction or building site injury claims?
Construction or building site accidents which most commonly lead to serious injury and compensation claims, include:
- falls:
- from heights (from work platforms, scaffolding, ladders, rooftops);
- at same level (into holes, excavations, shafts, uncovered drains);
- slipping (on spillages, oil, water, slippery floors);
- tripping (on trailing wires, raised flooring, debris);
- being hit by falling or moving objects (from cranes, bricks, roof tiles, machinery);
- moving vehicle accidents (forklifts, dumper trucks, delivery vehicles);
- exposure to asbestos, or other hazardous substances;
- crushing or impaling injuries;
- lifting accidents;
- injury from dangerous, unguarded machinery;
- injury from defective equipment;
- exposure to electricity, electric shocks, explosions;
- moving vehicle accidents (forklifts, dumper trucks, delivery vehicles);
- unsafe buildings or premises;
- accidents caused by untrained, unsupervised or negligent co-workers.
What injuries lead to construction and building site accident claims?
Our personal injury solicitors specialise in claims for clients who have suffered life-changing, catastrophic or severe injury in accidents that were caused by negligence.
Our clients have usually suffered one or more of the following:
- head injury and brain injury;
- spinal cord injury (SCI) – paralysis, tetraplegia, paraplegia;
- amputation or loss of limbs;
- major trauma or multiple injuries;
- maxillofacial injury;
- asbestos-related disease – mesothelioma, pleural thickening, asbestos-related lung cancer;
- degloving injuries (needing skin grafting);
- nerve injury;
- electrocution, burns, or scalds;
- chronic pain conditions and CRPS;
- blindness, deafness or sensory impairment;
- severe scarring and disfigurement;
- psychological injury and PTSD;
- fatal injury, death.
What health and safety (H&S) failures lead to construction injury claims?
Building and construction work is regulated by multiple health and safety (H&S) standards and guidelines. Employers and site owners must carry out regular risk assessments and provide safe working environments and systems of work to protect their workers and visitors to the site from foreseeable accidents and injury. Passersby should be protected from unguarded holes, falling objects or other hazards which could cause injury.
Measures must also be put in place to prevent foreseeable injury to children, who may think it fun to play on a building site but not understand the danger. Recommended measures to avoid injury to children on construction sites include properly securing the site, guarding or covering excavations and pits, immobilising vehicles, safe storage of building materials and hazardous substances, and removing ladders from excavations and scaffolds.
Common health and safety (H&S) failures which lead to construction and building site accidents and injury claims include failure to:
- carry out a proper risk assessment;
- inspect, maintain and repair buildings and business premises;
- inspect, maintain and repair or replace machinery, vehicles, or equipment;
- provide protective clothing or safety equipment;
- provide adequate training, supervision and support;
- comply with H&S legislation, regulations, or guidelines;
- provide safe systems of work;
- provide safety barriers, nets, and guards around falling hazards, machinery, electricity;
- warn/sign or remove spillages or slipping hazards (oil, water, slippery floors, stairs);
- remove, repair or warn about tripping hazards (trailing wires, raised flooring);
- prevent exposure to asbestos and hazardous substances.
Construction accidents can be caused by more than one person’s negligence. Where severe injury has occurred, we can often secure rehabilitation and compensation for the injured person, even if they were partly (but not wholly) to blame. We advise anyone who has been severely injured in an accident, or their family, to contact us as soon as possible after the accident to find out whether we can secure the help they need by making a claim.
Who should I claim against in a construction accident injury claim?
Our experienced personal injury solicitors carefully investigate each client’s accident, so that we can make sure that the claim is directed towards the correct defendant. Depending on the circumstances of the accident, the claim may be made against:
- an employer, for their own or their workers’ negligence;
- a contractor;
- the owner of the construction site;
- the supplier or manufacturer of defective products, machinery, or equipment;
- the driver of a negligently driven vehicle.
In almost all cases, the claim will be handled (and compensation paid) by the defendant’s insurers. Employers are required by law to have employers’ liability insurance in place so that employees can be properly compensated if they are injured as a result of their employer’s negligence. Depending on how and where the accident happened, the claim may be covered by the defendant’s public liability or motor insurance.
What compensation can I claim for building and construction accident injuries?
Each client’s claim is carefully calculated to compensate them for their injury, its impact on their life, and to meet their additional needs arising from their injury now and in the future.
Depending on the client’s injury and circumstances, their claim may include compensation for:
- pain, suffering, and disability;
- care and case management costs;
- rehabilitation, often funded directly by the employer’s insurer;
- therapies, such as:
- occupational therapy (OT);
- physiotherapy;
- speech and language therapy (SALT);
- pain management;
- psychological treatment and counselling;
- prostheses (if needed after amputation);
- specialist wheelchairs, vehicles, equipment and assistive technology (IT);
- additional costs of accommodation or home adaptations;
- medical or surgical treatment or immunotherapy (for mesothelioma);
- financial losses, such as earnings and pension;
- Court of Protection deputyship costs.
In work accident claims arising from fatal injury, the deceased’s family and dependents may be able to claim funeral costs, the statutory bereavement payment and compensation for their loss of the deceased’s income and ‘services’, such as childcare, housework, DIY, and gardening.
Where the injured person’s own actions contributed to their accident or injury, they will usually still be entitled to compensation as long as their employer was partly at fault. In these circumstances, their compensation may be reduced in proportion to their own contributory negligence.
Making a construction work accident claim
We understand how daunting it can feel to take the first step. Our specialist personal injury solicitors are here to guide you through every stage.
Getting in touch
Call us or complete our online form to receive free, confidential advice from one of our specialist construction accident solicitors. We will listen carefully to your circumstances, explain your legal options in clear and straightforward terms, and advise whether you have a claim following a construction or building site accident and how we can help you move forward.
Supporting your claim
Our specialist solicitors will gather the evidence needed to support your claim, including medical records, witness statements, accident reports, workplace records, photographs, and expert opinions where required. They will establish how the accident happened, whether appropriate health and safety measures were in place, who was responsible, and the impact your injuries have had on your life. Where appropriate, we can also seek an interim payment to help meet your immediate needs.
Securing compensation
Our solicitors work to secure the maximum compensation possible as quickly as possible. We aim to ensure you have the financial support you need for rehabilitation, medical treatment, care, specialist equipment, lost earnings, adapted accommodation where required, and any other assistance needed to support your recovery and future wellbeing.
Contact us
If you would like advice regarding a serious injury or illness affecting you or a loved one, please complete the form and one of our experts will be in touch as soon as possible.
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Our clients receive the highest standards of advice and representation and are always treated with compassion, outstanding care and understanding of the physical, emotional, psychological and financial impact that life-changing injury can have upon their lives.
- We are nationally acclaimed for our personal injury expertise and the outstanding results we achieve for our clients.
- We are ranked as leading personal injury experts in the Chambers Directory and Legal 500 guides to the legal profession and are accredited for our specialist expertise by the Law Society and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
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- We secure early, funded rehabilitation and maximum compensation in claims for adults and children who have suffered catastrophic injury, and provide practical support for their families.
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