Lifting Accidents at Work

If you have been injured while carrying out heavy lifting at work due to the negligence of your employer, Graham Coffey & Co. Solicitors can help you to claim compensation. Our specialist solicitors are on hand to guide you throughout the claims process, helping you to get your life back on track following an injury.

Our team - based in Manchester city centre - has helped hundreds of clients who have been involved in lifting accidents at their place of work. We will do our utmost to help you every step of the way throughout legal proceedings with our friendly and knowledgeable approach.

We understand the impact that a workplace injury can have on your life, including your future career prospects, and so will do our utmost to help you rebuild your life at this distressing time.

Contact us today to start your lifting accident at work claim by calling 0161 200 2440 or complete an online enquiry form and we will be in touch at a time that is suitable for you.

How we work

Our solicitors have many years of experience in handling accidents at work claims, meaning we are well placed to help you to claim the compensation you deserve. We understand the disruption that such an incident can have on your life, including time off work, costly medical bills and rehabilitation to aid your recovery.

Compensation will help to cover the cost of these disruptions, while holding those responsible for your injury to account, therefore preventing other people from suffering in similar incidents in the future.

We have a great deal of expertise in handling cases involving the following types of manual handling:

Stacking shelves
Carrying files in the office
Unloading a delivery
Moving stock
Pushing a trolley
Carrying building materials
Use of a sledgehammer

No matter how your injury was sustained, we will work tirelessly to ensure we can secure the highest possible compensation sum for you following this incident.

Your employer’s responsibility

It is your employer’s responsibility to ensure that your working environment is safe and free from hazards. They are required by law to minimise the risk of injuries sustained by poor manual handling techniques.

In order to reduce the risks involved with lifting or carrying objects, employers must:

Provide training on how to lift items properly
Carry out regular risk assessments
Ensure that manual handling tasks are only carried out if they are unavoidable
Consider whether the working environment is suitable
Ensure sufficient lifting equipment is available to employees

If you believe your injury was sustained as a result of negligence on the part of your employer, you are entitled to claim compensation.

FAQs

What are the most common injuries sustained from heavy lifting?

Some of the most common injuries seen by our solicitors in lifting accidents include:

Straining and spraining muscles and tendons
Hernias
Dislocated shoulders
Neck muscle strains
Back disc problems

While the majority of lifting accidents result in minor injuries, more serious incidents do happen, which can cause life-altering damage and can provide to be extremely painful.

What should I do if I have not received heavy lifting training?

This is a common complaint and your employer must provide manual handling training at the outset of your employment before you are expected to do any heavy lifting. This type of training is one of the best ways to avoid lifting injuries, allowing employees to carry out your own risk assessment, teaching you the best ways to lift items and also learning how to recognise the risks posed by certain tasks.

This type of training can help you to:

Identify unusually shaped objects, which make lifting more dangerous
Estimate the weight of objects where they are not labelled
Estimate the density of contents i.e. in a barrel or container
Use methods such as “rocking” to gauge the weight of objects before lifting
Understand when assistance is needed

If you were not given heavy lifting training in your place of work and have sustained an injury as a result, contact Graham Coffey & Co. today for a free consultation.

Heavy lifting has made my long-standing back problem worse - what should I do?

This is a common complaint received by Graham Coffey & Co's lifting injury solicitors.

Assessing the suitability of a task when selecting an employee is an important part of the risk assessment process.

Your employer must consider your physical abilities before asking you to carry out a task.

Even though you are aware of your existing condition you may feel pressured into carrying out the instruction even where you know this will result in an injury.

Why choose us?

We will do our utmost to make the claims process as simple and stress-free as possible. We provide:

No win, no fee legal representation
Private medical treatment where appropriate
Emergency medical treatment
Loss of earnings recovery

You will be given the direct-dial telephone number for the solicitor who is handling your claim. If they are unavailable, you will be able to speak to another legal specialist who will handle your enquiry.

Our one-call promise

With just one phone call, we will determine if you have a viable compensation claim. If so, we will start work for you immediately. Within the first 24 hours of notifying us of your accident, we will arrange a free consultation with one of our injury specialists.

We will also send the initial documentation confirming your details for your agreement during this time.

Get in touch

Contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation by calling 0161 200 2440 or complete our online form and we will be in touch at a time that is convenient for you.