ACCIDENT AT WORK - CONSTRUCTION SITE

Generally, more people die each year as a result of building site accidents in Scotland than in any other area of Scottish business life. Construction site accidents in Scotland usually give rise to nearly 1/3rd of all work-related deaths each year. Additionally, around 20% of the workers being killed or sustaining major injuries in Scotland each year come from the construction sector.

These numbers are quite scary but, perhaps, not surprising in the context of the construction accident risks facing workers. These risks include, amongst many others:-

  • using or being around scaffolding and ladders– a scaffolding accident in Scotland often occurs because the scaffolding hasn’t been erected properly or is in poor repair or because work tools or other items fall from it
  • using power tools and other pieces of equipment – often, a construction site accident in Scotland results from the movement of heavy machinery or the use of cranes or defective power tools
  • the difficulties there can be crossing a construction site to get to (or back from) the place where the worker’s job is to be done – studies by the Health and Safety Executive indicate that this is a major cause of accidents on building sites in Scotland
  • using chemicals that are potentially dangerous
  • falling or tripping - whether from ladders, from scaffolding, on builders’ rubbish or through holes in flooring

The employers of construction workers in Scotland owe the same general and statutory duties to their employees as other employers. If you are a construction worker in Scotland, a breach of any of those duties by your employer which results in you having an accident or otherwise suffering personal injuries, may entitle you to compensation.

Similarly, members of the public who are injured as a result of a Scottish construction site accident may also be entitled to compensation. The occupiers’ liability rules apply to building site in Scotland in the same way as they do to other places.

If you’re unsure whether you may have a valid compensation claim for a personal injury caused by a building site accident in Scotland whilst you were working or visiting there, call us now on 0333 900 0333 to discuss how we can help or simply fill in the CALL ME box and we’ll ring you. Alternatively, you can start your claim immediately by answering a few simple questions on the CLAIM NOW page and we’ll do the rest.

Remember – If you’ve been injured in an accident on a construction site in Scotland, your claim is best dealt with by Scottish specialists and you won’t pay a penny for our help, whatever happens.