Accident at work in Manchester? Start your free claim check
Yes. Workers injured in Manchester or anywhere in Greater Manchester can usually claim if an employer's safety failure caused the injury and the claim is made within three years. Agency staff can claim too. Edward & Amaury Solicitors, regulated by the SRA, give a free assessment and take accepted claims on a no win, no fee basis.
From warehouses at Trafford Park to building sites in the city centre and wards at Manchester's hospitals, workers across Greater Manchester are injured every week by hazards their employer should have controlled. If that has happened to you, Edward & Amaury Solicitors can assess your claim free of charge and, if it is accepted, run it on a no win, no fee basis.
Edward & Amaury Solicitors are authorised and regulated by the SRA. Greater Manchester clients are looked after remotely, and if your claim is accepted there are no upfront fees and no solicitor's fee if it fails, under your Conditional Fee Agreement.
Can I claim?
You are likely to have a claim worth checking if:
- Your accident happened in Manchester or anywhere in Greater Manchester
- It was caused at least partly by unsafe equipment, systems or premises
- It happened in the last three years, or you only recently linked an illness to work
How do I start my claim?
- Get in touch by phone or online and give us a short account of the accident.
- We check who was in control of the workplace (your employer, the site operator or an agency) and whether the injury was preventable.
- Accepted claims are funded by a Conditional Fee Agreement, so you pay no upfront legal fees.
- Your solicitor gathers training records, accident book entries and witness details, books an independent medical examination in Greater Manchester and negotiates with the insurer.
What workplace injuries are common in Greater Manchester?
- Distribution and logistics — forklift collisions, falling stock from racking and heavy lifting at sites such as Trafford Park, one of Europe's largest industrial estates with more than 1,300 businesses (Invest in Trafford)
- Manufacturing and food production — hands and fingers caught in unguarded machinery, chemical burns and repetitive strain on production lines
- Construction — falls from height and struck-by injuries on residential and office developments
- Airport and aviation work — baggage-handling strains and ramp vehicle accidents
- Health and social care — back injuries from moving patients without hoists or enough staff, and assaults on frontline staff
- Hospitality, events and night-time economy — kitchen burns, slips and assaults on door and bar staff
If your injury happened in one of these settings, the questions are the same: was the risk foreseeable, and did your employer do what a reasonable employer would have done to control it? A free claim check will tell you whether the evidence is there.
Where are serious injuries treated in Greater Manchester?
Greater Manchester has two adult major trauma centre sites, Salford Royal Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary, which work together as a single collaborative major trauma centre, and one children's major trauma centre at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (Greater Manchester Major Trauma Network). If you were taken to one of these hospitals after a serious accident at work, your treatment records will be central to valuing your claim, alongside an independent medical report arranged by your solicitor.
A short conversation is enough to find out whether your Greater Manchester claim can go ahead.
Which court would hear a Manchester claim?
Most claims never reach a courtroom. If your employer's insurer will not settle fairly and proceedings are issued, a Greater Manchester claim worth under £50,000 starts in the County Court and is likely to be heard at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre on Bridge Street West. Larger claims can be issued in the High Court, which also sits at the Civil Justice Centre. You will be told in advance if you need to attend, and many claims settle before any hearing.
Agency and warehouse workers: who is responsible?
Many Manchester warehouse and production staff are supplied by employment agencies. The agency and the business where you work can both owe you duties: the site operator controls the racking, vehicles and systems of work day to day, and the agency should check you are trained and that the site is safe before placing you. Your solicitor will work out which company, or which insurer, the claim should go to.
Which types of claim do we see most from Manchester?
- Warehouse accident claims
- Forklift accident claims
- Factory accident claims
- Construction accident claims
- Manual handling injury claims
What should I read before I claim?
- The complete guide to accident at work claims
- Accident at work claim time limits
- What evidence helps an accident at work claim
- How much compensation an accident at work claim is worth
- How the accident at work claims process works
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to visit a solicitor's office in Manchester?
No. Edward & Amaury Solicitors handle claims for accidents anywhere in England and Wales by phone, email and post. Any medical examination is arranged with an independent expert near you.
I was injured through an agency at a warehouse. Can I still claim?
Yes. Agency workers are owed the same health and safety protection as direct employees. The claim may be against the agency, the site operator or both.
Is it really no win, no fee?
If your claim is accepted, it is run under a Conditional Fee Agreement: nothing to pay upfront and no solicitor's fee if the claim fails, subject to the agreement terms. If you win, a success fee capped by law at 25% of your general damages and past losses is deducted.
What if I was partly to blame?
You may still be able to claim. Your compensation can be reduced to reflect your share of the blame, but the employer's failures still count.
Injured at work in Manchester?
A short conversation is enough to find out whether your Greater Manchester claim can go ahead.
Primary legal and safety sources
This guide is checked against official sources. The applicable law and limitation rules depend on where in the UK the accident happened.