Did you suffer an injury after you slipped on a wet floor at work? Did this happen because of a breach of duty of care? Are you now wondering whether you have a valid work injury claim? If you answered yes, this guide may provide the information you have been looking for about making a personal injury claim.
Slipped on a wet floor at work claims guide
This guide will explain what makes a valid injury at work claim and the evidence you may need in support of one. Additionally, we will share some potential compensation figures you could receive for various injuries of different severities.
However, if you would prefer to speak to someone personally about your specific claim, you can contact our friendly team of advisors. They are available 7 days a week to answer your questions and offer free legal advice.
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- I Slipped On A Wet Floor At Work, Can I Claim?
- How Can I Make A Work Injury Claim?
- I Slipped On A Wet Floor At Work – What Could I Receive?
- Can I Claim For An Injury At Work? – Potential Evidence You Could Use
- No Win No Fee Accident at Work Solicitors – Why Use Them?
- Learn More About Making a Work Injury Claim
I Slipped On A Wet Floor At Work, Can I Claim?
If you slipped on a wet floor at work, you could have suffered an injury, such as a back injury or a shoulder injury. In order to claim for an accident at work, you need to have been injured.
However, to make a successful work injury claim, you must also prove that you were injured in due to your employer breaching their duty of care to you. We will explain an employer’s duty of care in the next section.
To help you understand whether you can make a valid claim, we will provide some slip accident examples and evidence you could need to prove your employer’s negligence. We will also address how settlements in personal injury claims are valued.
Contact our advisors today for more information on what you should do if you’ve had an accident at work. If you have a claim with a good chance of success, you could be connected with a No Win No Fee lawyer from our panel.
How Can I Make A Work Injury Claim?
As mentioned above, in order to make a successful work injury claim, you must prove that your employer breached their duty of care to you. But what exactly is a duty of care, and what does it entail?
Every employer has a duty of care to do all they reasonably can to ensure that the work environment, facilities and equipment are safe. This duty is outlined in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA). To ensure that they uphold their duty of care, they could perform regular risk assessments and maintenance checks on equipment and processes.
If your employer breached this duty of care, you could become injured in a preventable accident. If you can prove your employer’s negligence caused your injuries, you may be able to seek compensation.
For example, there may have been a leak in the stockroom of your supermarket job. Your employer was aware of the leak but took no steps to fix it. Whilst retrieving stock, you slipped on the puddle formed by the leak and sustained a foot injury.
Call us today for more guidance on whether you could claim if you slipped on a wet floor at work. If you do have a valid claim for compensation, we could provide you with a legal representative.
I Slipped On A Wet Floor At Work – What Could I Receive?
If you slipped on a wet floor at work and make a successful work injury claim, your settlement will include general damages. But what does this compensate you for?
General damages seek to compensate for how your quality of life was impacted and any mental and physical suffering caused by your injuries. Again, you will need to provide evidence of this suffering in order to make a successful claim, e.g. a copy of your medical records.
Using the figures listed in the 16th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG), we have created the following compensation table to help you understand how much you could receive in general damages. We have used the brackets listed in the JCG because it is a document often used by solicitors to help value claims.
Compensation amounts can vary depending on the type and severity of your injury, alongside other factors in your claim. With this in mind, you should only use this table as a guide.
| Injury | Comments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brain and Head Injuries - Brain Damage | (b) Moderately Severe - A considerable dependence on others with a need for constant care. The injury may cause limb paralysis, with life expectancy seriously reduced. | £219,070 to £282,010 |
| Brain and Head Injuries - Brain Damage | (c) Moderate (iii) - Memory and concentration have been impacted. There is also a slight risk of epilepsy, and the ability to work is reduced. | £43,060 to £90,720 |
| Injuries to the Elbow | (a) A disabling elbow injury that is severe. | £39,170 to £54,830 |
| Injuries to the Elbow | (b) Less Severe - Major surgery is not required despite the elbow function being impaired. | £15,650 to £32,010 |
| Shoulder Injury | (a) Severe - The brachial plexus has been damaged, which can cause serious symptoms in the arm and neck. | £19,200 to £48,030 |
| Shoulder Injury | (b) Serious - Weak grip with aching in the elbow and shoulder pain due to the shoulder being dislocated. | £12,770 to £19,200 |
| Foot Injury | (e) Serious - Traumatic arthritis, which will cause continuing pain, or there is a risk of arthritis in the future following a serious foot injury. | £24,990 to £39,200 |
| Foot Injury | (f) Moderate - Persisting symptoms and permanent deformity of the foot due to displaced metatarsal fractures. | £13,740 to £24,990 |
| Back Injury | (b) Moderate (ii) - The muscles or ligaments in the back have been disturbed, which can cause backache. Alternatively, a pre-existing condition may have accelerated by 5+ years following a soft tissue injury. | £12,510 to £27,760 |
| Back Injury | (c) Minor (i) - Serious sprains, strains, fractures or soft tissue injuries in the back. Full recovery happens between 2 to 5 years without surgery. | £7,890 to £12,510 |
What Else Could I Receive From An Accident at Work?
Additionally, you may receive special damages within your claim. Special damages seek to compensate for any financial losses caused by your injuries (both past and future). This can include paying for home adaptations, carer expenses or private medical care.
You will need to provide financial evidence of these losses in order to make a successful claim, e.g. invoices and receipts. Without evidence, you may find it difficult to get compensated fully.
For more information on how much compensation you could potentially receive if you slipped on a wet floor at work, call us today.
Can I Claim For An Injury At Work? – Potential Evidence You Could Use
To make a successful claim, you must prove that your employer’s negligence caused you to become injured in an accident. To do this, you will need to provide sufficient evidence to help support your claim. Potential evidence that could help you prove that you were harmed by negligence could include:
- CCTV footage of the accident.
- Eyewitness’s contact details so a statement can be taken at a later date.
- The report made in the accident report book (if your workplace has one).
- A copy of your medical records outlining your injuries.
Additionally, you must ensure that you start your claim within the appropriate time limit, as set out in the Limitation Act 1980. Generally, the time limit is:
- 3 years from the date of your injury.
- 3 years from the date your injury was first linked to negligence.
- If you’re unable to claim yourself (for example, because you’re underage or lack the mental capacity to do so), the 3 year time limit begins in the event that you become eligible to claim on your own behalf (through regaining your mental capacity or coming of age). Alternatively, you can have the court appoint you a litigation friend to claim on your behalf. While you’re not able to launch your own claim, the time limit is suspended.
Contact us today if you are still wondering what evidence you may need to collect if you slipped on a wet floor at work and were injured as a result of negligence.
No Win No Fee Accident at Work Solicitors – Why Use Them?
You may want to make a claim with legal representation if you were injured because you slipped on a wet floor at work. Our experienced solicitors may be able to help you make your claim with a No Win No Fee Agreement in place.
There are many benefits of using a No Win No Fee agreement to access the work of a lawyer, such as there generally not being any upfront solicitor costs, and you will only pay them a legally capped success fee if they win your case. You will usually not have to pay them for their services if they don’t win.
There are many different types of No Win No Fee agreements. A Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) is a popular form of this kind of agreement.
Call an advisor today to see how a workplace injury solicitor could help you with your claim.
Contact Us For a Free Consultation
If you still have any questions about making a personal injury claim after you slipped on a wet floor at work, you can contact us today. Our friendly team of advisors can offer you free legal advice about work injury claims. Additionally, they could put you in contact with our experienced solicitors.
Speak to us today:
- Call on 0800 073 8805
- Start your claim with our online form
- Use our live chat option
Learn More About Making a Work Injury Claim
For more work injury articles by us:
- How much can I claim for an office chair accident?
- A guide to forklift accident claims.
- Is there an average payout for back injury at work claims?
If you are looking for further resources:
- UK GOV. – Your rights as an agency worker.
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – Report accidents and illness.
- UK GOV. – Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
Call us today to find out whether you may be eligible to claim if you slipped on a wet floor at work.
Writer Megan Rack
Publisher Fern Strauss