Defective Equipment and Tools Claims

If your employer fails to provide you with safe, working equipment or tools whilst you’re at work, you’re at risk of becoming seriously injured.

Some examples of the injuries you might suffer as a result of defective equipment or tools could include:

• fracture injuries - broken bones that could be sustained from falling off defective ladders or scaffolding
• eye injuries and loss of vision - that could be caused by using faulty nail guns or chemical splashes in the eye using sub-standard eye protection
• amputation injuries – finger and hand amputations from that could be from using machines that don’t have proper guards in place from the cutting blades from equipment such as angle grinders, chain saws, bench saws, jig saws, circular saws; crush injuries from your finger or hand getting dragged into equipment where the stop button is not accessible or is not working ; loss of a leg or arm from an overturning digger or excavator with faulty loading
• electric shock injuries - electrocutions, burns or electric shocks that could be caused by using damaged electrical equipment
• paralysis that could stem from being crushed by a crane that has a faulty component or a crush injury from an overturning digger , excavator or forklift truck due to faulty loading
• brain and head injuries – serious head injuries can result from falling from faulty scaffolding or ladders or from the collapse of ceilings or shelving on you; head injuries following a road traffic collision from a mechanical failure due to faulty breaks or worn tyres on your company vehicle
• finger and hand injuries –injuries from high pressure injection tools such as spray guns, paint guns, grease guns and pressure washers can result in wounds, chemical burns, infection and amputation

If you’ve suffered an injury after using a defective tool or piece of equipment, you could be entitled to compensation.

If you can prove that the equipment or tools you were using at work were defective and have caused you a serious injury, then you could claim against your employer.

Your employer should be covered under their Employer Liability insurance policy and will be able to pay you the compensation you’re owed through this.

If your employer accepts full or partial liability for your injury, then we can ask for an Interim Payment. This could help you to pay for any immediate medical treatment, rehabilitation or even help you pay for bills if you’re struggling to make ends meet because of your injury.

If they don’t accept responsibility for your injury, then we may have to take the claim to Court.

Although this might feel distressing, don’t worry. We’ll be by your side every step of the way and will work hard to secure you the compensation you need to get your life back on track.

You have up to three years after the accident to make your Defective Equipment Claim. But we suggest you get in touch with a Personal Injury Solicitor as soon as you possibly can whilst the incident is still fresh in your mind.

The severity of your injury, the cost of medical treatment and the impact your injury has had on your life will determine how much compensation you’re likely to get.

We will handle your claim on a No Win, No Fee basis. This means that you won’t pay us anything unless we win your case.

We work in an open and transparent way, so if we do win your case and you have to pay us legal fees, there will be no nasty surprises when the bill comes. You’ll know exactly what to expect throughout the entire process.