Farm Accident

Have you been hurt whilst working on a farm? Have you:

• Fallen from a ladder
• Been hurt by faulty machinery
• Been trapped by heavy vehicles
• Hurt by livestock
• Suffered pain and injury
• Need expert legal advice

We can help you make a claim for farm accident compensation

Have you been injured through no fault of your own whilst working on a farm? If you’ve been unfortunate enough to have experienced an injury that wasn’t your fault then we can help you make a claim and receive compensation for the suffering you’ve endured. Even though the numbers of people working in the farming industry has fallen over recent years, the injuries sustained on farms make up nearly 20% of workplace accidents in the UK. There are many ways you can be injured on a farm:

• Being trapped by heavy vehicles
• Injured by hay bales falling on you
• Hurt by livestock
• Ladder accidents
• Injured by farm machinery

Receive the farm accident compensation you deserve

We’ve helped many people just like you to make a claim following a farm accident. When you contact us you will not be asked to pay any money whatsoever up front even if your claim is unsuccessful through no fault of your own.

Our friendly team will guide you through the claims process

You shouldn’t worry about taking legal action against your employer, they will be covered by insurance and by making a claim you could help reduce the risk of similar accidents happening to other people in the future.

Our friendly team will do the hard work and form-filling so you dont have to. Simply fill in our compensation claim form and one of our expert advisers will be in touch, or if you prefer you can talk directly to someone now by calling our 24hr Mercury Legal Online helpline on 0800 122 3130, or request a call back – your claim will be dealt with immediately either way.

It is very hard to generalise and look at the farming industry as a whole in terms of possible risk factors as different types of farming brings its own dangers. As with any industry it is not merely the equipment and machinery (and in this case the livestock) that in itself can be dangerous but a number of other factors come into play. Farm owners and managers have seen their profit margins squeezed to breaking point over recent years as retailers seek to negotiate the best possible prices so that they can undercut their competitions in the battle to win more customers, and as a result difficult decisions have to be made. Farm equipment and machinery may be replaced and serviced less often and cheaper, less experienced farm workers may have been employed all in the hope to try and balance the books and keep farms afloat.

Inevitably when such situations arise accidents tend to increase. We are not saying that all farms are putting their employees at risk in an effort to save money, but in certain cases this does appear to be the case.

Even those farms that are fortunate enough to be thriving in financial terms are still dangerous working environments if health and safety laws and guidelines are not followed.

If you or someone you know has been injured whilst working or visiting a farm contact Mercury Legal Online today to see if we can help you make a compensation claim.