ACCIDENT AT WORK - FACTORY
Working in the manufacturing sector carries a significant amount of risk. Every year, around 500 factory workers in Scotland are killed or suffer serious injury at work and there are around 1,500 occasions when a Scottish factory worker has to take more than 3 days off because of work-related injuries. Interestingly, these statistics are generally improving and that may indicate a greater awareness of the potential risk of factory accidents in Scotland.
Workers in the manufacturing industry face a broad range of potential hazards at work. Amongst others, these include:-
- manual handling of heavy loads
- using potentially dangerous chemicals
- operating complex machinery
The employers of Scottish factory workers owe the same general and statutory duties to their employees as other employers. If you are a factory 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 factory accident in Scotland may also be entitled to compensation. The occupiers’ liability rules apply to factory accidents in the same way as they do to accidents in other places.
If you’re unsure whether you may have a valid compensation claim for a personal injury caused by an accident in a factory in Scotland (or in another type of manufacturing or production facility) 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 have been injured in a factory accident in Scotland, your claim is best dealt with by Scottish specialists and you won’t pay a penny for our help, whatever happens.