Kitchen & Chef injury claims*

A kitchen and chef injury claim* is the legal process to get compensation for your workplace injury. A personal injury can affect your ability to work, how you care for yourself and the income you bring into the home.

Recent surveys show that over 160 serious workplace injuries in the food and accommodation sector are reported annually to the Health and Safety Executive in Ireland. There tend to be more female than male workers reporting a personal injury in hospitality, and the age group with the highest incidence of injury is the 18 – 34 year-old sector. 

The hospitality sector worker may be asked to work long hours, which can lead to fatigue. The high pressure of working in a kitchen can cause many minor injuries to the chef and to the kitchen staff. The cuts and bruises, burns and scalding injuries can have an employee off work just like the slip, trip and fall injury in the kitchen can, and the worker may have a compensation claim*.

PBN Litigation Solicitors can look at your kitchen and chef injury details to see if you have a valid personal injury compensation claim*.

The common claims for a kitchen and chef injury range from the cuts due to the faulty meat slicer to the slip, trip and fall injuries such as nerve damage, twisted ankles and torn muscles. 

You may have a compensation claim* if the employer breaches their duty of care, causing your workplace injury. Kitchen and chef injuries can happen when working under pressure and when the employer does not follow health and safety guidelines. 

Some of the common claims for a kitchen and chef injury:

Torn ligaments in a slip, trip and fall in the catering kitchen can have you off work for a time, unable to earn an income and needing physical therapy, which all costs money. 

Kitchen staff and chefs work in challenging conditions and an accident can quickly happen, causing an injury.

Types of personal injury claims* for slip, trip and fall in the kitchen:

PBN Litigation Solicitors can make your slip, trip, and fall claim for a kitchen injury.

Burn injuries due to an accident in the hotel kitchen can range from severe burns to the limbs to the minor burns to the hands and fingers. Burn injuries can take time to heal, and you could suffer pain and have difficulties in caring for yourself at home.

Types of burn injury accidents in a hotel kitchen:

If you suffer a burn injury in the kitchen due to a breach of the employer’s duty of care, then you may have a compensation claim*.

Repetitive Strain Injury is a common claim from kitchen staff. Being asked to perform the same task without a break or without the correct equipment may lead to an RSI, which can take time to heal.

Types of Repetitive Strain Injury seen in kitchen staff can be:

You may have a compensation claim* for the effects of the RSI injury due to kitchen work.

The kitchen can be a busy and stressful place to work. When the hotel or restaurant kitchen is under pressure, tempers can be high, but the employer must keep the kitchen safe for all employees.

An employer must provide breaks from stressful work and a way for employees to complain about issues with other staff members.

Assaults in the kitchen, such as a punch to the face or being stabbed with a chopping knife, can cause serious injury, including PTSD in the victim.

PBN Litigation Solicitors can guide you through making a workplace assault injury claim.

A manual handling injury in the workplace, such as a catering kitchen, could be a long-term injury, making it difficult to return to the same employment again. 

Chefs, kitchen staff, and management should be trained in manual handling and should be given the correct equipment when needed.

Types of manual handling injury in the kitchen:

A manual handling injury can affect you today and in the future, and you could have a compensation claim*.

Kitchen staff and chefs work in a stressful environment where injury can happen due to a lack of training or poor management practices.

PBN Litigation Solicitors in Dublin can make a compensation claim* for injury when working in the catering kitchen.

Compensation for kitchen and chef injury claims* in Ireland can be for the burns to the arms and legs when a pot falls off the counter or the back strain from shifting boxes in the cold store.

You claim for the effects of the injury today and in the future, such as the need for full-time personal care for life or the loss of income while recovering from the workplace injury.

The compensation awarded in Ireland for any personal injury differs depending on the injury or injuries you suffer, such as the consequences of a knife injury or the RSI when doing the same work without a break.

Injury in a personal injury case could cause unnecessary pain and emotional stress. You could spend time in hospital and be unable to work or look after family members in your care.

There is not one fixed compensation award for any personal injury claim*. A personal injury solicitor can only give you an idea of what is possible when you suffer injury working as kitchen staff or a chef in Ireland.

Every compensation claim* is different. You may experience pain and suffering due to the accident, which could affect your ability to work, travel, and provide for your family. 

PBN Litigation Solicitors can explain how the process works and how to claim personal injury compensation when working in a kitchen or as a chef.

There are a few steps to follow when you make a claim for personal injury when working as kitchen staff or a chef in Ireland.

Making a personal injury claim* may seem daunting, but with the help of PBN Litigation Solicitors, you can navigate your way through what can be a complicated process.

The steps to follow when making a kitchen staff and chef personal injury claim* in Ireland are:

The Health and Safety at Work Act (2015) outlines an employer’s duty of care to employees in the workplace. 

The Act is critical in the catering sector as the kitchen is full of hazards, but it also outlines an employee’s responsibilities and how to behave when at work.

The employer has a responsibility to employees under the Health and Safety Act to:

If an employer does not carry out their duties under the Health and Safety Act, it may be seen as a breach of duty of care to employees.

When a breach of their duty of care causes an accident in the catering kitchen, and you are injured, you may have a workplace accident compensation claim*. The cuts and bruises, muscle strains and broken bones in a catering workplace may be preventable if the employer follows the Health and Safety at Work Act.

PBN Litigation Solicitors can make your workplace accident claim in Ireland and help get you the compensation you deserve.

Start your personal injury claim* today by contacting PBN Litigation Solicitors. 

If you have suffered a bad burn or cuts to the hands and face when working in a kitchen, then PBN Litigation Solicitors have the experience and expertise to manage your compensation claim*. 

You, the client, are the one injured and in recovery. The last thing you should have to worry about is dealing with the IRB or the courts when recovering from a personal injury. 

PBN Litigation Solicitors can take on your case and work with you to get the compensation you deserve.

We pride ourselves in taking the stress out of personal injury litigation by providing a service dedicated to the client. 

Contact PBN Litigation Solicitors today to make your kitchen staff and chef personal injury compensation claim*.