Making against employer for not gritting work car park? Anyone done it?

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    road

    Basically, just went into work, got about 50 yards from my goal when I turned into the final corner and the front totally wiped out on me. I went down quite hard and didn’t even try and get up for about a minute. Anyway, end result is abrasions and lacerations near my elbow and lots of bruising and swelling on my hip area. Jacket has a hole in, trousers have a hole in, overshoes and a hole in and gear level and pedals now have lovely grind marks on them.

    I’m considering doing something for compensation as there was no grit down anywhere on site and by the time I’d got in they’d have 2 hours to do something. This isn’t unusual for them as site management don’t seem to look at weather forecasts and only react not preempt anything.

    I’ve now gone home as my leg was starting to seize up and I’m going to play computer games all day.

    Winter biking eh! What fun!

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    psling

    “This isn’t unusual for them

    This isn’t unusual for them as site management don’t seem to look at weather forecasts and only react not preempt anything.

    Sounds like you fit right in there then!

    Talk to your HR people first rather than claim solicitors, hopefully they can compensate you in some way towards your kit but you have to accept some responsibility yourself. Don’t you…?

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    peted76

    I’m sorry you slipped over,

    I’m sorry you slipped over, it’s happened to us all, some more often and worse than others. You’re lucky you didn’t break anything, this time of year it’s far too easy to slip out.

    Make a claim feel free the law of the land allows it, you might get something out of it (?) I’m sure some solicitors will be happy.

    But me personally, I discourage you to do this, it was an unfortunate accident of your own making. I think the correct move would be for you to claim against your own insurance for the damages caused, that’s what insurance is for.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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