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Construction Site Accidents

There are over 2.2 million people working in the UK construction industry and it is one of the most dangerous industries to be in with Construction accidents only too prevalent each day. According to the Health and Safety Commission (HSE) over 2800 people have died as a result of construction site accidents and many more are injured in construction site accidents each year.

If you work in the building industry your Employer has a legal responsibility to protect you from accident and injury whilst at work. It is vital therefore that employers of construction workers take steps to prevent building site accidents. They must provide you with the necessary tools, machinery and safety wear to carry out your job and they must maintain it in safe condition. They must also ensure the construction site is always safe to reduce the risk of a work related accident. If your employer has let you down and you've had an accident on a construction site, our construction accident lawyers can help.

Construction site accidents? We'll help you get back on your feet

Here at First Personal Injury we have a wealth of knowledge in handling construction claims. We have a team of specialist construction accident lawyers who are experienced in handling claims for people who have suffered a construction injury. We'll pursue your building site accident claim from start to finish make sure you win the compensation you're entitled to. When you make a construction accident claim, your employment need not be affected. This is money that is rightfully yours. Make sure you claim it.

We have helped clients injured as a result of various construction site accidents including: