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One form of construction accident risk is found in the presence of heavy machinery on the building site, which can contribute to serious personal injury if used inappropriately. One such vehicle is the mechanical digger.
As with many heavy vehicles used in construction sites, the powerful engines and relatively poor visibility combine to mean that the risk of crush injury is significant from a digger truck. This means that training should be supplied to drivers and to those who move around the same site as such vehicles to help avoid accident injury occurring, and that equipment such as reversing beepers and mirrors are kept in working order.
An additional risk may be found in the attachments that give the digger its name. The scoops and buckets (etc) on their pneumatic pistons provide edges and moving parts that can lead to construction injury being suffered by workers on site; once again, it is well-planned training, maintenance and risk assessments that can help an employer avoid fines from the Health and Safety Executive and / or personal injury compensation claims.
The corollary to this is, of course, that those companies who provide substandard training, shoddy equipment, or incomplete risk assessments may find that they are rightly open to construction site compensation claims as a result of their work practices.
Examples of digger-related injuries include a man who suffered a head injury as a colleague missed while using the digger scoop to hammer a fence post home, in breach of workplace regulations, many examples of people who suffered crush injury from the vehicles' wheels, and people hurt as unsecured objects fall from the bucket.
Personal injury solicitors for your construction accident
If you have been injured while on a building site, and you believe that another person is liable for your injury, please talk to YouClaim - we have the expertise to help you decide how strong your case is, and the team to help you secure the appropriate level of compensation.
In industrial injury cases such as these, our no win, no fee team is able to work on an entirely free basis, win or lose, and protect you from all other related costs. You are also guaranteed to receive the full amount of damages awarded under our 100 percent compensation promise.
All of the personal injury lawyers on our team are governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for your confidence, and all can boast a strong record of success in this type of claim.
For more information about how we can help, please call our team on 0800 10 757 95, complete an online claim form, or open an echat window and talk to one of our construction accident specialists through the internet. We look forward to helping, however you reach us.
