Lifting and Carrying Accidents

If you have been injured whilst lifting and carrying at work you may be able to claim compensation if your employer has been negligent. 

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations define it as 'any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or by bodily force'.

In effect, any activity that requires an individual to lift, move or support a load, will be classified as a manual handling task.
Manual handling injuries can occur in factories, hospitals, care homes, construction sites, offices, shops and schools.

What the law says.

The law requires employers to:

1. Avoid hazardous manual handling operations as far as reasonably practicable
2. Assess any hazardous manual handling operations that cannot be avoided
3. Reduce the risk of injury so far as is reasonably practicable

Employers are legally obliged to have in place employer's liability insurance to compensate you if you have suffered an injury in work that was someone else's fault.

How we can help?

If you have been injured in an accident at work we would be happy to discuss your claim and advise on how we can help you claim compensation at no cost to you.  We specialise in No Win No Fee claims.

Rachel Taylor is head of our Personal Injury Department and a member of the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel, an external endorsement of her expertise in personal injury. Please feel free to call us on 01925 650151. We welcome your call - or if you prefer email your enquiry to us at info@dsmlegal.co.uk, please feel free to do so.

Our promises to you:-

We GUARANTEE that you will receive 100% of your compensation.
We GUARANTEE that bringing a claim with us will not cost you a penny.
We GUARANTEE that we will always seek to achieve the best settlement for you.