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Crush Injury Claims, Scotland

Crush injuries can have life-changing consequences, that’s why it is important you make a crush injury compensation claim if you have been affected.

At Jones Whyte, we can help you make crush injury compensation claims. Not only can this help you access immediate medical care, but it can also ensure that lessons are learned, that health and safety processes are improved and that no one is injured in this way in the future.

Crush injuries are more common in certain industries. These include:

• Construction.
• Farming.
• Manufacturing.
• Warehousing and storage.

Generally, there is a risk of crush injuries in any industry which uses heavy loads and machinery.

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Making a crush injury compensation claim

Crush injuries can affect any part of the body. However, they are most likely to injure:

• Fingers.
• Hands.
• Legs.
• Torso.

If injuries occur because of a failure in processes or negligence on the part of your employer, you will be able to make a crush injury compensation claim.

That’s because employers have a duty of care towards you.

They must take steps to reduce the risk of accidents, such as:

• Keeping the workplace, and access to it, free of hazards.
• Ensure scaffolding is safe, to prevent anything dropping from a height.
• Ensure everyone is trained.
• Ensure safety signs are displayed.
• Ensure equipment is maintained.
• Ensure that PPE is supplied.

If they fail in any of these steps, they could be liable for crush injury compensation claims.

The claims process

A crush injury claim starts with a conversation with one of our experienced personal injury lawyers.

We will take your statement as a way of establishing exactly what happened. We will then thoroughly investigate the incident. This can include obtaining:

• Medical records.
• Witness statements.
• Expert testimony.

Most personal injury claims are settled out of court. In the unlikely occurrence that court action is required, you will find that Jones Whyte solicitors are tough and experienced litigators.

Other personal injury claims

Our team is highly experienced in making personal injury claims. Some of our previous cases include:

Call us on 0330 175 1234 for a free initial consultation if you have any questions or would like to start a claim for crush injury compensation. You can also complete the enquiry form, and we’ll get back to you.