Personal Injury and Accident Claims UK
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Compensation for Accidents in Public
Places and Common Work Related Illness |
Other Types of UK Personal Injury and Accident
Compensation Claims
Accidents in Public Places
If you are injured in a public place, for example a trip or fall, you may be
able to claim compensation if your accident was caused by a factor that you
did not have control over. An example of this would be if you slipped over
on a wet floor.
If this happens to you may be entitled to accident compensation from those
responsible. This will be the owners of the building if it happens inside a
public building such a shop or restaurant, or the council if it happens in
the street.
Miners Compensation
One of the most common type of personal compensation claims that have arose
over recent years is that of miners suing for compensation from their
employers. Conditions for miners were not acceptable in many cases, and many
of those miners have been affected by long term health problems due to these
working conditions.
Because of the hard work of trade unions and other campaign groups these
problems are now being recognised and large numbers of miners, and the
families of miners, are receiving compensation for their injuries or
illnesses.
If you are a miner, or someone in your family was, and you believe your
health has suffered because of the conditions you worked under please
contact your trade union as they should be able to help you with the
process.
Asbestos
Asbestos is a material which is highly resistant to both heat and damp,
which was used as a building material for many years. However, it is
also toxic and many of those who were exposed to it have become ill or
injured because of inhaling its poisonous fibres. Asbestos is known to
be a cause of two major illnesses.
Asbestosis
Asbestosis is a disease of the lungs which results in scarring and serious
health difficulties. Asbestosis can have an very long gestation period
before any symptoms occur and this is taken into account when individuals
are making compensation claims, as they are unlikely to do this within 3
years.
Mesothemioma
Mesothmioma is a rare form
of cancer which affects the lining of the lungs. It has been proven that the
brown and blue types of asbestos causes this disease.
If you believe that exposure to asbestos has badly affected
your health, and this exposure was caused by working conditions you may be
able to make a claim for compensation. If you wish to make this
kind of a claim you must ensure that you have accurate work records.
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