We are solicitors that have obtained compensation for hotel kitchen staff who have suffered burns. Catherine Smith introduces our no win no fee service in this short video.

Read about our client, a chef who sued for second degree burns to the hand below, or use our free legal advice service opposite to ask us can I be compensated for getting burns to the hand in the work kitchen?

Kitchen Worker Compensated For Hand Burns

Case Study - Mr Simpson

Mr Simpson was working in the kitchen of a hotel preparing breakfast one morning, when his hand became trapped in the toaster grill, which was switched on. Mr Simpson suffered second degree burns on both sides of his hands, and was in severe pain and distress. An ambulance was called, and Mr Simpson was taken to hospital, where doctors dressed and bandaged his wounds before discharging him. Mr Simpson experienced continual pain and discomfort in his hand following the accident, and was unable to return to work for 3 weeks. Months later his skin is still scarred by the burns, and he is considering corrective skin graft surgery. He was particularly upset by the failure of the hotel’s management to apologise or offer him any redress, and decided to seek legal advice.

Our Legal Advice

Mr Simpson engaged Bartletts Solicitors to represent him, and we wrote to his employers, pointing out that our client had not received proper training in how to use kitchen appliances at the hotel. On the day of the accident the kitchen was also short of staff, and this had created a pressurised situation, in which it was reasonably foreseeable that an accident would occur. The hotel had therefore failed in the duty of care it owed to employees, such as Mr Simpson, to provide them with a safe premises and safe system of work. Initially the hotel’s owners denied liability, claiming that the injury had been Mr Simpson’s fault. Following further negotiations however they accepted partial liability for the incident, and Mr Simpson received £7,000 in compensation for his injuries and the cost of medical treatment he had incurred. You can meet our team of personal injury lawyers at Meet The Team or read more about our No Win No Fee service.

Find Out More About: Claiming Compensation For Kitchen Accidents

Bartletts Solicitors are specialists in kitchen accident compensation claims. You can claim damages for pain and suffering, as well as any expenses related to your injury, including the cost of medical treatment. We work on a no win no fee basis meaning if you win your case you keep 100% of damages awarded, and if you lose you do not pay a penny.