By Stephen Hudson. Last Updated 4th February 2025. “Can I sue my employer for a slip and fall?” If you’re asking this question, our guide can help. You could claim against your employer if they caused a slip and fall accident resulting in your injury.
Unfortunately, falls at work are amongst the most common types of non-fatal workplace injuries. Even a small safety hazard, such as a spillage on the floor, can cause a slip at work. This guide will explain how slips and trips at work can happen and we will look at the injuries a slipping accident can cause. Moreover, we will explain how to claim against your employer if their negligence caused your injuries.
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Can I Sue My Employer For A Slip And Fall In The Workplace?
Employers owe their staff a duty of care to take reasonable steps to ensure their health and safety in the workplace. This is established by certain legislation including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The exact tasks an employer should carry out to fulfil their duty of care will depend on the type of workplace they operate. Tasks could include carrying out regular safety inspections of work areas and fixing or cleaning safety hazards such as spillages as soon as possible once they are reported. If such measures are not carried properly, then this could ultimately lead to a slip and fall at work accident.
You may be asking ‘can I sue my employer for a slip and fall?’ It may be possible for you to do this if the following applies:
- Your employer owed you a duty of care.
- Your employer breached this duty, causing a fall or slip at work.
- The slipping accident at work led to you becoming injured.
To learn more about whether you’re eligible to start a slip and fall at work claim, you can contact our advisors for free either online or by calling our team.
How Can Workplace Slips And Falls Happen?
You may be wondering if you can sue your employer for a slip and fall at work. If you can show that the accident and injuries were due to your employer’s negligence, then you may be able to.
Here are some examples of how a slip and fall accident can happen in the workplace:
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- Passers-by can slip on a wet floor. Cleaners should put up signposts to warn passers-by about a wet floor.
- Spillages on the floor, such as a spilt drink, can cause slipping accidents if not attended to.
- A leak that isn’t fixed can cause a build-up of liquid on the floor. This, if not marked by a floor sign, could cause a slip and fall.
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How Do Slip And Fall Claims Against Your Employer Work?
To claim against your employer for a slip and fall at work, you must provide evidence to support your claim. You could use your medical records to prove that you were injured. What’s more, you’d attend a medical assessment as part of the claims process. We discuss this in the section below.
You can also collect the following evidence to support your claim:
- Photographs of the hazard that caused your injuries
- Photographs of your injuries, if they are visible
- A copy of the report, in your company’s incident logbook
- Witness contact details so you can get statements at a later date
- CCTV footage of your accident
- Receipts or other financial documents that show any purchases you have made because of your accident
To sue your employer for a slip and fall, you’d need evidence. If you’re unsure about the evidence you have, why not contact our advisors to discuss it?
Slip And Fall At Work Compensation Amounts In The UK
After addressing the question, ‘Can I sue my employer for a slip and fall?’, you must be wondering how much compensation you could claim. Your fall at work compensation may include the following heads:
- General Damages: This is compensation for the injuries you suffered due to the fall or slip at work.
- Special Damages: This is compensation for the financial losses you incurred because of your injuries
You may have to appear for an independent medical assessment to determine the extent of your fall at work injuries. This would serve to document your injuries in the form of a medical report. If you make your claim with us, we’ll try our best to ensure your convenience by arranging the medical appointment at your preferred date and location.
Apart from the medical report, your solicitor or the person responsible for valuing your claim could also refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This is a list of compensation figures for various kinds of injuries. You can refer to the table below for some of the figures from the JCG. However, you must note that these are only guidelines, and the first row isn’t from the JCG.
| Category Of Injury | Category Of Severity | Guideline Amount |
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| Multiple Serious Injuries And Special Damages | Serious | Up to £500,000+ |
| Brain Damage | Moderate (i) | £183,190 to £267,340 |
| Hip Injury | Severe (ii) | £75,550 to £95,680 |
| Hand Injury | Serious | £35,390 to £75,550 |
| Hand Injury | Severe finger fractures | Up to £44,840 |
| Arm Injury | Injuries resulting in permanent and substantial disablement | £47,810 to £73,050 |
| Severe Leg Injury | Serious | £47,840 to £66,920 |
| Elbow Injury | Less severe injuries | £19,100 to £39,070 |
| Ankle Injury | Moderate | £16,770 to £32,450 |
| Foot Injury | Moderate | £16,770 to £30,500 |
As explained above, you may be able to claim special damages or compensation for financial losses due to your injuries. You could claim for the following:
- Medical costs such as prescriptions, physiotherapy and travelling to appointments.
- Loss of earnings
- Professional care or the care undertaken by a loved one
- Home or vehicle adaptations due to resulting disability
- Disability equipment
To prove the above, you could use receipts, payslips and bank statements.
If you need help in determining fall at work compensation in your case, use our compensation calculator or speak to a member of our team.
Talk To A Solicitor About Your Slip And Fall Claim
If you have an eligible fall at work claim, our team could connect you with one of our specialist accident at work solicitors. Our solicitors can do many things to make the claims process as easy as possible for you. For example, they can:
- Gather your evidence.
- Correspond with your employer on your behalf.
- Explain legal jargon.
- Update you regularly through the trip and slip at work claims process.
- Ensure the compensation is accurate and fair.
- Ensure the claims limitation period is adhered to.
What’s more, all of our solicitors work with their clients on a No Win No Fee basis, specifically through a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). What this means is that you don’t pay anything for their work:
- Upfront.
- During the whole claims process.
- If the claim fails.
As such, if your fall at work claim is successful, your solicitor will keep a small percentage of your compensation for their work. This small percentage is known as the success fee, and is legally capped to ensure that the client always keeps the majority of the compensation.
So, if you’ve had a fall at work and are wondering “Can I sue my employer for a slip and fall?”, please contact us today to find out your claim eligibility. You could potentially be connected with one of our No Win No Fee solicitors to work with you on your claim. You can talk to us for free by:
- Calling us on 0800 073 8804 to see if you can begin your claim
- Using our claim online form via our website
- Or using the Live Support widget in the corner of your page to ask an advisor a question right now.
Related Employee Accident Claims
You may find these guides helpful if you wish to claim compensation for an accident:
- How to make an accident at work claim
- Making a Civil Service accident at work claim
- Case study: £22,000 compensation for an electric shock at work
- An HSE guide to the Work at Height Regulations 2005
- A guide to basic health and safety for businesses, from the HSE
- About the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
We hope the question, “Can I sue my employer for a slip and fall?” has been answered. However, if you need anything more, why not reach out to our advisors?
