Accidents involving slips, trips and falls are some of the most common types of accidents that people have. Whether you are injured on the pavement, a road, a shop, restaurant or any other public place as a result of a defect or other hazardous situation, you may be entitled to make a no win no fee personal injury compensation claim.
Every occupier of land or buildings, whether a shop, office, home, farm or factory, has a duty of care to take reasonable care for the safety of visitors. Therefore if you are injured due to a slip, trip or fall caused by the negligence of the occupier, you may be entitled to make a no win no fee compensation claim.
There are many different situations where people may suffer a personal injury as a result of a slip or trip. Slips are very common in public places, such as shops, supermarkets and restaurants where a person may have walked on a wet surface, oil or other slippery materials on the floor. Slips are also common over the winter months as a result of ice and snow.
Although slip and trip accidents are very common indoors due to wet floors, slip and trip accidents are equally as common outdoors due to badly maintained paths and pavements, which may cause raised areas of ground or potholes.
Slip and Trip accidents can also occur in the workplace due to obstructed walkways, loose wires, spillages or raised mats and carpets which are not fitted correctly.
Examples of personal injury claims for slips and trips
All compensation claims are judged on there own merits, so if you think you may have a potential personal injury claim for a slip, trip or fall, contact a personal injury solicitor who will be happy to discuss your claim.
Slip on a wet floor
If you have an accident in a building that is open to the public, such as a shop, a supermarket, a restaurant or a beauty salon, and this is due to a puddle of water on the floor, you may be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim. Providing you have suffered a personal injury as a result of the accident, the personal injury compensation claim would be made against the occupier’s public liability insurance policy
A floor in a public place may become wet for a number of different reasons. There may have been a spillage, machinery such as fridges and freezers may be leaking, people may have walked water in from outside due to insufficient mats in the entrance to wipe their feet, or it may simply be that the floor has recently been cleaned. In all these situations, if the occupier has not taken reasonable steps to warn people about the danger, such as having a wet floor sign or a cone in the area, a person injured due to the wet floor may be able to make a personal injury claim for the slip.
Trip on council property
If you have an accident on council property such as a public pavement, and the accident was caused by their negligence, you may be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim against the local authority. For example, if you trip on a raised paving slab or a pothole, and you suffer an injury as a result of the trip, you may be entitled to make a no win no fee pavement trip compensation claim against the council.
Trip in council house
If you are the tenant in a council house, and trip over a defect such as a damaged front door step, you may be entitled to make a compensation claim for the accident. The council must be aware of the defect so if the damage has only recently occurred and you have not reported it to the council, it is unlikely you would be able to make a successful compensation claim. However, if you have made a number of complaints to the council and they have failed to repair the area, and you subsequently tripped over the defect, you may be entitled to claim compensation for your injuries.
If you have had an accident within the past three due to a slip, trip or fall which was not your fault, and you suffered an injury due to the accident, you may be entitled to compensation. For a free assessment, contact the National Accident Helpline on 0800 6783 601 or complete our online personal injury claim form.
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