Industrial Accidents - Injury Claims Advice

Industrial accidents are caused by industrial companies, either by an accident, negligence of the company or by incompetency.  Industrial accidents can cause an individual a great amount of shock, psychological damage, permanent injury and even a life.

It is very important to have the right professional legal injury lawyer on your side so you may be compensated fairly and receive the maximum in damages. Industrial accidents can include:

• Chemical spills
• Falling objects
• Having a fall
• Poisoning
• Crane and mining accidents
• Agricultural and electrical accidents
• Drowning
• Major hazardous accidents
• Transport accidents

Legal injury has experienced lawyers to represent all cases of Public Liability, Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accidents.

It is very common that for there to be a case of Industrial Manslaughter within the Industrial industry.  This means there may be a crime found where the action or inaction of an employer results in death of an employee. In a court trial there may be a demand of trade unions to allow criminal prosecution of employers for workplace deaths.

If an employee had died as a result of the employer’s negligence and incompetency, they could only be convicted under the proposed laws in court and prosecuted which may result in imprisonment, charged with manslaughter, simply because they could be successfully sued for negligence.  The compensation claim will run on the concept of a criminal negligence claim and not a civil claim.  Firstly, a claim must be lodged, and then criminal negligence must be found on the employer that led to the workers death. In saying this, the employer must take all the reasonable steps to ensure that the workplace is a safe environment and should have nothing to fear from this legalisation.

If your employer was convicted the maximum fines are in the low million region, and allows the courts to combine orders for companies to undertake community service up to a total costs of $5 million.  It is necessary to have such high fines as to deterrent large companies. In respect to imprisonment the maximum penalty is 20 years imprisonment, a large fine or both.

Industrial accidents can be quite severe, to ensure you are not injured in the workplace, it is highly recommended to notify your employer of any concerns that you may have whether it may be with other work colleagues, the machinery or the work environment.

You should seek free legal advice if you have suffered an injury while working in an industrial area.  At Legal Injury we provide a free case review with no obligation. 

 Disclaimer: Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind. If you require advice in relation to any legal matter you should consult an appropriately qualified lawyer.