Electrical Burns
Electrical Burns – Compensation for Burns
Electrical burns can be severely painful, leading to long-term disfigurement in some cases. If you have suffered a burn due to a faulty electrical product or some form of electric shock you could be entitled to compensation. If you contact the Personal Injury Bureau you can enlist a solicitor with expertise in gaining compensation for burns victims. Fill out our express form and find out soon whether you are eligible for a claim.
Why Electrical Burns?
When electrical currents pass through the human body the tissue along the length of the current flow is heated. This can result in deep burning that often requires major surgery and can leave permanent disabling. Burns are more common with higher voltages but may occur from domestic electricity supplies too.
Private Or Work Related?
It does not matter if you have suffered an electrical burn at home or at work, you could still be entitled to compensation.
Consumer items are covered under the consumer protection act.
Main Facts: Consumer Protection Act 1987
• Part 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 transposes the Product Liability Directive into UK law. The legislation imposes strict liability on producers for harm caused by defective products.
• This means that people who are injured by defective products can sue for compensation without having to prove the producer negligent, provided that they can prove that the product was defective and the defect in the product caused the injury.
• The legislation applies to all consumer products and products used at a place of work.
Potential claims for work related electrical burns injuries are covered by employment law:
Employers in any industry have a duty of care to ensure employees are safe at all times, including safe equipment, relevant training and appropriate risk assessments. The legal responsibility on employers to make sure their employees are protected from personal injury is also covered by Electricity at Work Regulations which state that all systems shall be maintained so far as is reasonably possible to prevent danger.
Electricity at Work Regulations also state that: “All conductors in a system which may give rise to danger shall either:
(a) Be suitably covered with insulating material and as necessary protected so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, danger; or:
(b) Have such precautions taken in respect of them (including, where appropriate, being suitably placed) as will prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, danger.
Types Of Electrical Burns – Electrical Shock
The most common shock-related injury is an electric burn. Burns suffered in electrical incidents may include the following:
- Arc or flash burns
- Thermal contact burns
- First-degree burns
- Second-degree burns
- Third-degree burns
Symptoms can range from blisters to white and leathery skin, swelling to severe devastation of skin and bone. Severe burns can take weeks, months or longer to heal. Serious burns may be accompanied by headache, fever, and dizziness.
Start Your Claim
Whatever the nature of your injury if you have suffered electrical burns due to a faulty product or electrical system and it was not your fault you could be able to make a compensation claim. Contact The Personal Injury Bureau and someone will be happy to assist in your compensation claim for your electrical burn
