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One type of building site accident that construction foremen need to be aware of is the trench collapse; indeed, it is their responsibility to ensure that the correct health and safety procedures are implemented during excavations.
Tragically, such construction accidents claim around one life each year, with many more workers suffering personal injury. As such there can be no room for the kinds of health and safety lapses that contribute to this type of building site accident.
This was illustrated in 2009 with the prosecution of a Scottish construction firm for breaches in health and safety legislation that ultimately led to the death of a 36-year-old construction worker from Glasgow.
During a hearing at Hamilton Sheriff Court, the sheriff reserved particular criticism for the foreman on the building site, saying that he had had "little regard" for the safety of the worker and had failed to observe company safety policy and had behaved in a flagrantly dangerous manner.
The sheriff commented, "Far from being the very safety-conscious individual described, he appeared, on the basis of his own evidence, to have had little if any regard for the health and safety of the men for whom he was responsible.
"The failure to install shoring to prevent the trench sides from collapsing was the most glaring and fundamental breach of safety requirements and was the main reason why this accident occurred."
This means that the man's family would have a strong case for claiming accident compensation. As the HSE has said, "Trench collapses are entirely avoidable. Without suitable support, any face of an excavation will collapse; it's just a matter of when. The steeper and deeper the face, the wetter the soil, the sooner the collapse."
Claim building site accident compensation
If you have sustained personal injury in the course of performing some form of construction work, you may be able to make a no win, no fee compensation claim.
Whether you have suffered injury during an excavation, as a result of being struck by a fallen object, in a fall from height or in an incident involving machinery, our advisors can help you determine whether it might be in your interests to pursue a claim for damages.
Should you proceed, the building site accident specialist solicitors on our panel will represent your cases on completely charge-free basis. Win or lose, you are protected from all possible costs, fees and disbursements.
Work accidents can cause more than just physical pain, so if you would like to recover compensation for this pain, plus your medical expenses, lost earnings and ongoing suffering, contact an advisor by using echat, completing an online claim form or calling us, on 0800 10 757 95.
