A construction site accident claim seeks compensation for the injuries you suffer in an accident on a building site. The personal injury of a broken leg, a cracked skull, and nerve damage can impact your life today and in the future.
If you are injured in a workplace accident that is not wholly your fault, you may have a compensation claim. An employer owes their employees a duty of care, which is very important on a construction site. Construction sites can be dangerous places to work, and a breach of an employer’s duty of care can cause serious injury.
You make a construction site accident claim for the breach of duty of care to you by an employer. You claim compensation for the personal injury and its effects on your life.
Ross Aldridge, personal injury solicitors in Cheltenham, can make your construction site accident claim for compensation.
What is a construction site injury claim?
A construction site injury claim is the legal process to get compensation for the personal injury you suffer when working on a building site. You may have a compensation claim when your employer could be responsible for your workplace injury.
A construction site can be a hazardous place to work. Employees can fall from a height, slip on dangerous surfaces, and trip over rubble that is not cleared away. A report by the Health and Safety Executive, HSE, shows that over 78,000 injuries were reported on construction sites over the three-year period to the end of 2024. 52% of injuries were musculoskeletal, such as broken bones, 20% were falls from a height, and 18% were manual handling injuries. There were 51 fatal injuries on construction sites in the UK.
Exposure to hazardous substances is also a significant risk factor on UK construction sites. 40% of all workplace cancers in the UK result from working on a building site, and there are more than 5,000 cancer cases from UK construction sites annually.
The effects on the injured employee and their family can be terrible, from the loss of income to the home to high medical costs and the need for full-time care for a seriously injured construction site worker.
Ross Aldridge Solicitors can take your case and get you the compensation you deserve for a construction site injury.
Common construction site injury claims
Common construction site injury claims range from the broken hand in a crush injury to the severe eye injury and the cancer related to working on a building site. You claim the injury and how it affects your life.
Types of construction site injury claims:
How much compensation can you claim for a construction site accident injury?
Compensation for a construction site injury can go from less than £10,000 for some injuries to amounts over £1 million and closer to £10 million in some personal injury claims.
The construction site compensation claim is for the impact of the injury on your life and the losses you suffered when injured in an accident that was not your fault. The person making the claim seeks compensation for the physical, emotional, and financial impacts on your life and that of your dependents.
Sample construction site injury compensation payments:
(The figures given here are for General Damages, the pain, suffering, and loss of amenity following an injury when working on a construction site. In the personal injury claim you may also receive compensation for any financial losses, the Special Damages you suffer due to the accident. Figures are taken from Judicial College Guidelines 16th Edition and are accurate as of April 2023.)
Your Ross Aldridge solicitor will explain how damages in a personal injury claim work and how to combine them for the compensation claim.
What can be the causes of a construction site injury?
Negligence by an employer can be the cause of a construction site injury. The employer has a duty of care to every employee on the building site. If they are negligent in providing a safe place of work, then an employee may suffer an injury and have a compensation claim.
Everyone who works on a construction site should be aware of the potential dangers in what can be a dangerous place to work. Employers and contractors should identify areas where accidents can happen and work to keep the building site safe for all users.
Some of the causes of construction site injuries:
When an employee on a construction site suffers a broken arm, sharp objects in the eyes or PTSD, they could be off work and have heavy medical bills to pay. A construction site injury claim can get them the compensation they deserve.
Ross Aldridge Solicitors can make the personal injury claim against the employer at fault for the accident.
Who is at fault for a construction site injury?
The employer and construction site owner can be at fault for the workplace injury on a building site in England. Every employer has a duty of care to their employees, and a breach of that duty of care can result in a construction site injury.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 outlines an employer’s responsibilities to employees and ensures a safe working place so they are not putting them in danger.
The 1974 Act aims to protect construction site workers from suffering injuries. The responsibilities of employers are outlined in the act so they can provide a safe working environment.
The Health and Safety Act 1974 sets out the general duties such as:
A breach of the employer’s duties could result in a construction site accident and a personal injury compensation claim.
Ross Aldridge, personal injury solicitors, can make your compensation claim against an employer who may be responsible for the construction site accident.
What evidence do I need when making a construction site injury claim?
The evidence needed when making a construction site injury claim ranges from workplace accident reports to CCTV footage of the accident.
The more evidence you have, the better it will be when making a compensation claim for any personal injury. You should also try to gather as much evidence as possible when your memory is fresh, and any witnesses are still available.
Evidence to support your construction site injury claim could be:
Your phone may be invaluable when gathering evidence for an injury claim. Take as many photos as possible and keep them safe on your phone.
Ross Aldridge Solicitors will use the evidence when making a no win no fee compensation claim.
Make your construction site injury claim today
Make your construction site injury claim today by contacting Ross Aldridge Solicitors in Cheltenham. We have the experience of working with claimants throughout southern England to get them the compensation they deserve.
You can claim if you suffered a construction site injury in a fall while at work, had your hand crushed on the building site, or injured your back on the site.
Ross Aldridge Solicitors fight the personal injury compensation claim on a no win no fee basis. You will not pay fees if you do not win compensation and will not be out of pocket at any stage.
Contact Ross Aldridge Solicitors in Cheltenham to start your construction site compensation claim today.
