Claim Accident Compensation for Injury on Stairs
If you have been injured on stairs by slipping or tripping, if the accident was not your own fault and could have been avoided if someone had not been negligent, then making a claim for being injured on stairs may be possible.
Many of the accident claims for slips or trips on stairways are as a result of work related accidents. Employers and employees should ensure the stairways are kept clear and well maintained to help avoid slipping and tripping accidents.
Some of the main injuries, suffered from an accident on stairs, we help people claim compensation for are: broken bones, a lower back injury and muscle damage in the neck which is often called a whiplash injury.
Any accident and injury involving a slip or trip on a stairway in a public place should be reported to the authority responsible for the stairs and logged into the accident book. By doing this, if there is a defect, it will give the authority a chance to rectify the problem before someone else has an accident in the same area.
It is advisable to take photographs of the area which caused the accident on the stairs before the authority is notified. These photos may be necessary, if at a later time you wanted to see if a claim for injury compensation could be made.
To find out if a claim for slipping on stairs is possible on a No Win No Fee basis, please call us on 0845 10 88 333 or claim online by clicking: Slip, Trip or Fall on a Stairway Compensation Claim.



