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A crane collapse in Croydon badly injured the operator, but after the plant hire company responsible for the safe construction of the unit were found to have breached health and safety regulations it was likely they would also be responsible for paying out crane accident compensation to the injured worker.
The firm were fined £100,000, plus £33,000 in costs for the crane collapse, which happened in June 2007, and the injured worker soon instructed personal injury solicitors to fight on his behalf for work accident damages.
The accident occurred as the crane was being jacked up, but it was found that the crane's cab had not been secured in place before the manoeuvre which would have allowed the extension of the crane's mast.
The cab, which was over 200 feet in the air, toppled backwards and crashed down 40 feet to land on a neighbouring hotel. The cab became embedded in the hotel's top floor and it took over two hours for rescuers to reach and free the operator.
The crane accident left the worker with career ending injuries. His right shoulder blade was smashed, he broke three ribs and fractured four vertebrae in his spine. His skull was fractured, he suffered lung bruising and his entire body was covered in cuts and bruises.
The injuries required him to undergo several operations to rebuild his shoulder and the father-of-two was left able to only walk short distances.
The plant hire company was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for failing to ensure the crane equipment was adequately examined after its installation and for failing to ensure the on-site supervisor had the required training to safeguard workers from exposure to risk.
Company representatives admitted breaching regulation 9(2) (b) of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998; regulation 9(2) of the Provision and use of work Equipment Regulations 1998 and; section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
With the HSE prosecution concluded and the plant hire firm having been found accountable, it would be the worker's civil right to pursue a claim for personal injury compensation.
Making a crane accident claim with YouClaim
If you have been involved in a construction site accident and you believe crane owners or the site's management team were at fault you may be able to make a claim for crane accident compensation with the personal injury solicitors at YouClaim.
Here at YouClaim we have developed a no win, no fee system that completely protects claimants from all fees, even in a lost case. Further, YouClaim claimants are guaranteed to receive 100% compensation; we will never take a penny once a sum has been agreed.
Contact us today
You can speak to one of our friendly yet knowledgeable advisors by calling our free and confidential helpline on 0800 10 757 95 or we can always call you back at a time to suit you.
Alternatively, you may wish to fill in our online claim form giving us brief details and then one of our personal injury specialists will look into the details of the accident before we discuss going ahead with the claim for crane accident compensation.
