A Colleague Ran Over My Foot In A Warehouse, Could I Claim Compensation?
This guide looks at instances where you could make an accident at work claim if a colleague ran over your foot in a warehouse. We explain the eligibility criteria to make an accident at work claim and provide examples of instances of how your employer being negligent could result in your foot getting run over.
Has a colleague run over your foot in the workplace? We discuss the evidence that is useful to gather to support this type of claim. We also have an illustrative case study that shows a set of circumstances that lead to personal injury compensation being successfully awarded for an accident at work caused by another employee.
At the end of this guide, you will read the benefits of using our No Win No Fee solicitors to represent your claim.
A Guide To Claiming If A Colleague Ran Over Your Foot
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- A Colleague Ran Over My Foot, Could I Claim Compensation?
- How Could A Colleague Run Over My Foot In A Warehouse?
- Evidence Supporting Your Foot Injury Claim
- What Foot Injuries Could You Be Compensated For?
- How A No Win No Fee Solicitor Could Help If A Colleague Ran Over Your Foot
- Discover More About Workplace Foot Injury Claims
A Colleague Ran Over My Foot, Could I Claim Compensation?
All employers owe their employees a duty of care under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. An employer’s duty of care is to take reasonably practicable steps to ensure employees’ health and safety while they are working. To abide by their legal duty, they can provide all staff with the appropriate training to do their job safely, provide the correct personal protective equipment necessary for them to do the job safely, and risk assess not only the job tasks but also the employee and the environment.
If a colleague ran over your foot, you might wonder, how could your employer be responsible? As part of an employer’s duty of care to take steps to keep employees safe, they must ensure that all employees are trained to do the job at hand amongst other things. If an employer fails to fulfil their duty of care and an employee is injured they could be liable for the harm suffered.
To make a personal injury claim following an accident at work, you will need to prove these eligibility criteria:
- Your employer owed you a duty of care at the time and place of the accident.
- This duty of care was breached.
- This breach caused you to have an injury.
Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 also places a duty on employees to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others while at work. This can include adhering to rules and regulations your employer has put in place or following any training they have provided.
Please contact us to explain your circumstances. We can establish liability for and, thus, the eligibility of your accident at work claim.
Limitation Periods
When making an accident at work claim for personal injury, you must begin making your claim within 3 years of your injury date.
For certain claimants, though, there are exceptions to this time limit. To find out more, get in touch with us.
How Can A Colleague Run Over My Foot In A Warehouse?
Whilst several actions could result in a colleague running over your foot in a warehouse, we will discuss how it could be the employer’s fault for a colleague running over your foot.
Thus, here are some examples of duty of care being breached, leading to you having a foot injury :
- Your colleague is not given the appropriate training. Therefore, they don’t know how to operate a forklift truck properly. They steer too far to the left, causing you to suffer crushed toes as they run over your foot.
- Your employer has not provided any designated walkways within the workspace. This causes your foot to suffer fracture injuries as your colleague runs over your foot in a delivery truck.
- Your employer has failed to have the faulty brakes replaced on a counterbalance truck and asked your colleague to use it. The brakes on the truck are defective, so your colleague cannot stop in time therefore running over your foot. This leads to your forefoot getting traumatically amputated.
Furthermore, here is an example case study that portrays how an employer could be sued after a colleague ran over an employee’s foot at work.
Workplace Foot Injury Case Study
Patrick’s colleague was asked to use a forklift truck for the first time despite receiving no training on how to use one safely. As Patrick’s colleague was driving the forklift, they steered too harshly to the left, causing Patrick’s foot to get run over.
At the hospital, it was concluded that Patrick suffered from multiple fractures and ligament damage, that would require several operations. He contacted a local law firm.
His solicitor gathered his workplace’s CCTV footage, copies of his medical records, witness statements from other colleagues, and the accident report logbook.
In compensation, Patrick was awarded £75,000 in general and special damages. More specifically, he received compensation for:
- His future loss of earnings as he will not be able to return to work for quite some time.
- Mobility aids
- Adaptations to his home to make it easily accessible.
- The severity of his injuries
- The reduction in quality of life since he is more restricted in what he can do leisurely.
Although this is just an example set of circumstances to how you can receive compensation for this kind of accident, contact us today. Explain your circumstances, and if you have valid grounds to pursue a personal injury claim, we can help.
Evidence Supporting Your Foot Injury Claim
These types of evidence will help prove your accident at work claim if a colleague ran over your foot:
- CCTV footage of the accident from the workplace.
- A copy of the recorded accident in the accident report logbook.
- Photographs of the injury if visible.
- Medical records with photocopies of any scans, etc.
- A dated diary where you have recorded your physical and psychological symptoms since suffering your injury.
- Contact information from fellow colleagues who were witnesses.
Our solicitors help their claimants by collecting evidence. To see if you can connect to one of our solicitors, don’t hesitate to get in touch today.
What Foot Injuries Could You Be Compensated For?
There are up to two heads of claim that make up a compensation payout for successful personal injury claims.
Firstly, general damages compensation is for your physical and psychological injuries suffered from your accident at work. For example, your injury’s severity and quality of life will be considered.
To evaluate your general damages value, solicitors will look at your medical assessments alongside the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). The latter document contains different guideline compensation brackets for various injuries.
Injuries Table
You can find in the table below some foot injuries and their guideline compensation brackets from the JCG. All cases differ, so your potential compensation value may differ if your claim succeeds.
| Injury | Severity | Guideline compensation bracket | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foot | Very severe (c) | £83,960 to £109,650 | Where the forefoot is traumatically amputated. |
| Severe (d) | £41,970 to £70,030 | Multiple fractures that substantially restrict mobility. | |
| Serious (e) | £24,990 to £39,200 | Injuries to the foot that are less severe than in the category above but still of a serious nature. | |
| Moderate (f) | £13,740 to £24,990 | Permanent deformity from displaced metatarsal fractures. | |
| Modest (g) | Up to £13,740 | Ruptured ligaments that cause a permanent limp. | |
| Toe | Severe (c) | £13,740 to £21,070 | Amputation of at least one toe from severe crush injuries |
| Serious (d) | £9,600 to £13,740 | Fractures of at least two toes causing some permanent discomfort. | |
| Moderate (e) | Up to £9,600 | Simple fractures of the toes involving prolonged minor symptoms and/or the need for surgery. |
Damages For Expenses And Losses
Secondly, special damages compensation is for any monetary losses suffered as a result of your injury. For example, your past and future loss of earnings and any medical costs will be considered.
Please keep hold of any receipts, bank statements, invoices, and payslips that prove how your injury has financially impacted you.
You can find out more information on personal injury compensation following an accident at work by getting in touch with us.
How A No Win No Fee Solicitor Could Help If A Colleague Ran Over Your Foot
If you want to make an accident at work claim for a colleague running over your foot, have you thought about getting legal representation? Our No Win No Fee solicitors work under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).
This means you will not have to pay any upfront or ongoing fees for your solicitor’s services when represented under a CFA. Nor will you need to pay for the work they have done on your case if the claim is unsuccessful.
Instead, a percentage of your compensation is taken by your solicitor if your claim is successful. This percentage is known as their success fee and is always legally capped to ensure claimants keep most of their award.
If a colleague ran over your foot, start the personal injury claims process today. We have years of experience representing all sorts of claims and can support you. Contact us by:
- Calling 0800 073 8804.
- Claim Online using our form.
- Talk to an online claims advisor through our live chat box.
Discover More About Workplace Foot Injury Claims
We hope this guide on making a personal injury claim if a colleague ran over your foot in a warehouse has given you useful information. If you seek similar information, check out these related resources:
Our guides –
- What compensation can you claim for a broken foot injury?
- Read about unloading a delivery lorry or van accident claims.
- Read about ankle injury claims.
External resources –
- HSE – a brief guide to workplace transport safety.
- NHS – foot pain.
- NHS – know when to call 999.
