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Tiredness Claims

Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell

Employers have clear responsibilities to protect their employees from threats to health and safety that arise due to their jobs. One of those is to ensure that a role does not cause excessive fatigue that can lead to an accident and serious injury.

At Irwin Mitchell we fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for you whether your fatigue injury is minor or major. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to an injury caused by tiredness and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.

Above all, we put you first.

Handling Tiredness Claims With Expertise And Sensitivity

If you’ve had an accident at work due to tiredness, we may be able to help you make a compensation claim for your injuries.

According to the Occupational Road Safety Alliance, 25% to 30% of road traffic collisions involve somebody who was using the road for work purposes. Not only is night time a peak time for accidents, but the middle of the afternoon is also a period where there is a higher chance of an accident occurring due to driver tiredness.

However, it is not just driver fatigue that is an issue. Tiredness can also lead to other operator errors and the HSE has noted that the frequency of injuries in an engineering company increased during the afternoon and especially evening shifts.

Tiredness can be a contributory factor in accidents at work, particularly for those who spend considerable amounts of their time on the road, doing strenuous amounts of work, working unsociable hours or irregular shift patterns. Those claiming, however, have to prove that work related tiredness caused their accident, which can be a difficult hurdle to overcome.

Health & Safety regulations require that employers must:

Ensure the health and safety of all employees whilst at work
Ensure that other staff are not put at risk by work-related activities of fellow employees
Take into account employee fatigue due to long hours or overly strenuous job requirements

The many fatigue-related cases we handle include:

Using the road for work
Equipment operator errors

Accidents Occurring On The Way Home Due To Fatigue

If you have been injured in a tiredness or fatigue related accident at work, Irwin Mitchell could help you define a clear connection between the accident, your fatigue, and the work that made you so tired.

Proven Expertise In Fatigue Injury Claims

Irwin Mitchell is also one of the largest and most experienced personal injury law firms in the country.

Our team includes many of the country’s finest personal injury lawyers. They operate in highly specialised teams, offering the highest level of legal expertise in fatigue injury compensation claims.

Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Making A Difference

Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to achieving the best outcome for your tiredness injury claim.

We also have a long history of campaigning with leading organisations in numerous personal injury fields. Together with those organisations we seek improvements in health and safety, prevent accident and injury where possible, and improve the quality of life and levels of compensation for those who have suffered injury.

We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of success of claims for various forms of personal injury, and to obtain fairer compensation.

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£570,000 Compensation For Overworked Driver Who Fell Asleep At The Wheel

A West Midlands man has successfully claimed damages from his employers in respect of injuries he sustained when he fell asleep at the wheel of his transit van. His employers had required him to work excessively long hours and drive very long distances daily over many weeks.

The cumulative effect of this was to cause severe fatigue to the Claimant so that he was not safe to be driving. The inevitable happened and he fell asleep at the wheel, the vehicle rolling over and leaving the carriageway. No other vehicle was involved. Severe orthopaedic injuries were sustained, which sadly developed complications leading to a below knee amputation. Compensation was agreed at £570,000 in an out of Court settlement.

Stephen Nye of Irwin Mitchell's Birmingham office advised the client and commented, "it is well recognised that driver fatigue is a major cause of accidents on our roads. This is recognised in some areas with heavy regulation, for example with HGV vehicles. With unregulated vehicles the dangers still remain and employers have a duty to ensure that all employees driving in the course of their work are given sensible driving schedules and allowed time to take breaks on longer journeys. The failure to address these matters in this case led to this serious incident".

We have lawyers with the expertise and experience needed to help you with your claim. Choose from the list below to learn more about our experts in this area.

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Guidance With Strength And Sensitivity

We understand that contacting a lawyer might seem like a big step - especially if you have not done so before and we have therefore made it easy for you to contact us for free initial advice.about your claim.

At Irwin Mitchell we understand the real impact of personal injury. Our team of specialists have the skills and experience to give you clear advice about the chances of pursuing a successful claim and to guide you through the claims process.You can then decide if you want us to pursue your claim on your behalf.

We are renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

At Irwin Mitchell we will fight fearlessly to give you the greatest chance of winning your case, with the best possible outcome, and we will support you every step of the way.

Find out whether you have a claim today. Simply complete our online claim form or call us with details of your accident on 0800 056 4110.