Last Updated 9th January 2026. You may be able to claim electric shock injury compensation if your injury was caused by faulty equipment, unsafe wiring, employer negligence, or a business failing to maintain safe electrical systems. Compensation can cover physical injuries, psychological harm, and financial losses such as lost earnings or medical costs.
Our team at Legal Expert is dedicated to providing a high-quality service to clients just like you. For instance, you could enjoy help with queries and a free case check to determine your compensation eligibility. Following this, you could be connected with one of our specialist personal injury solicitors to start your claim. Operating on a No Win No Fee basis, our solicitors are ready to pursue the compensation that you deserve.
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Key Information
- Can I claim compensation after an electric shock accident? Yes, you could claim if you can demonstrate that you suffered injuries due to a third party’s negligence.
- What are the long-term impacts of electric shock accidents for compensation purposes? An electric shock accident can affect daily functioning, memory, concentration and your mental health, all of which may increase the value of your claim.
- What evidence will I need to make an electric shock claim? Evidence that may help your claim will include a copy of your medical records, contact details of witnesses and CCTV footage.
- Can I make a No Win No Fee electric shock accident claim? Yes, our solicitors offer No Win No Fee agreements for electric shock accident claims.
- How long will I have to start an electric shock injury claim? You will typically have up to 3 years from the date of the accident to start your claim. However, there is no limit for those lacking in mental capacity or under the age of 18.
Can I Make An Electric Shock Injury Claim?
While at work or when out in public, you are owed a duty of care. If the parties responsible for owing you a duty of care breach their duty, and you suffer an electric shock due to their breach, you could be eligible to claim.
Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, your employer owes you a duty of care while you are at work. Employers must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure your well-being and safety. For example, employers must give you the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that is needed for you to complete your workplace tasks safely.
Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, occupiers (those in control) of public spaces owe you a duty of care while you are a public visitor of their space. Occupiers must take steps to ensure your reasonable safety and well-being while you are on their premises. For example, occupiers must respond to any reports of hazards as soon as they can.
As such, you must prove that this eligibility criterion applies to you to get started with the electric shock claims process:
- You were owed a duty of care, either by an employer or occupier.
- The employer or occupier breached their duty of care. For example, your employer did not put out a warning sign to warn you about a faulty office plug.
- As a result of this breach, you suffered from an electric shock.
Is There A Time Limit To Claim Compensation?
Under the Limitation Act 1980, the usual time limit for an electric shock claim is 3 years. These 3 years begin from the date you sustained your injury.
However, the time limit may be paused for these circumstances:
- If the claimant is under the age of 18.
- If the claimant does not have the mental capacity to make their own claim.
To learn about what would happen in these circumstances, please ask one of our advisors. They can also provide you with information on what the average compensation for an electric shock is.
To learn more about how to claim, why not watch our video explainer?
How Much Compensation For An Electric Shock?
If you’ve sustained an electric shock burn injury or any other electric shock injury due to someone’s negligent acts or inactions, you could potentially make a claim. In a successful claim, the severity of your electrocution injury and its impact on your quality of life will determine the amount of general damages compensation you might receive.
If you’ve incurred financial losses as a direct result of your electrocution injury, these could also potentially be addressed in your claim – though you would need to provide receipts showing your expenses. This would be your special damages compensation.
Solicitors can consider compensation amounts from the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) when valuing general damages in claims. The table below uses compensation brackets from the JCG. However, the amounts in the table may not match the payout you receive as they are only a guide. The top figure is also not from the JCG.
| Injury | Severity | JCG guideline figures |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple serious injuries with financial losses | Serious | Up to £750,000+ |
| Brain Damage | Moderately severe (b) | £267,340 to £344,150 |
| Less severe (d) | £18,700 to £52,550 | |
| Chest | Total removal of one lung and/or serious heart damage (a) | £122,850 to £183,190 |
| Traumatic injury (b) | £80,240 to 122,850 | |
| Scarring to body | Significant burns | Likely to exceed £127,930 |
| Facial disfigurement | Very severe (a) | £36,340 to £118,790 |
| Less severe (b) | £21,920 to £59,090 | |
| Significant (c) | £11,120 to £36,720 |
What Else Can An Electric Shock Compensation Settlement Include?
In addition to general damages, your settlement may also consist of special damages. This is to compensate you for any financial losses caused by your electric shock injuries.
Examples of expenses that could be covered by special damages when claiming for an electrical accident include:
- Care costs if you required a carer to help cope with your daily life while you recover
- Loss of earnings, including pension contributions, for time off work to recover from your electric shock injury
- Medical costs. These can include prescription costs, specialist creams to minimise scarring, plastic surgery, and therapy
- Travel expenses, such as taking a taxi to medical appointments
To claim special damages, you should submit proof of your losses. For example, receipts, invoices, and wage slips could be beneficial.
Get in touch with an advisor from our team if you have any questions about what financial losses could be recovered as part of your claim. They can also provide you with a free claim evaluation.
What To Do If You Are Involved in an Electric Shock Accident
If you have received an electric shock in a workplace or in public, there are some steps you could look to follow before making any electric shock injury compensation claims.
Before all else, it’s advised that you seek medical treatment if you have been exposed to an electric shock. Some symptoms may initially seem quite minor. You may also experience delayed symptoms rather than no symptoms. However, you could have underlying injuries that need to be addressed.
What Evidence Is Needed For An Electric Shock Claim?
Evidence is vital when beginning a personal injury claim. Some of the best pieces of evidence you can obtain include:
- Take photos of the place where you were shocked. This will prove very useful in making your claim. This could also be done by obtaining CCTV of the incident.
- Get witness details. These are eyewitness testimonies that will also serve to make your claim that much more verifiable.
- Visit a doctor or hospital for a medical exam, and make sure the injury is fully documented.
- Write down, yourself, what happened during and after the accident. Write about how you had been injured, the pain you felt, details about the doctor visit, the money you spent on medicine and prescription drugs you may have bought.
- Reach out for a solicitor to help you pursue your claim. The evidence you provide will speed up the process.
If you have finished the first four steps you can contact us for a free consultation and our personal injury claims team will start to work out the best way to go about getting you the electric shock compensation you are entitled too.
Our staff are here to help you through this process. You will not have to pay anything throughout the claims process, and if we lose the claim, you won’t pay us anything, as we will represent you under a No Win No Fee arrangement. You truly have nothing to lose.
Feel free to contact us now if you wish to query us about making electric shock injury compensation claims on a No Win No Fee basis.
How Long Does An Electric Shock Compensation Claim Take?
Electric shock accident claims can take as little as a few months to settle. However, depending on certain circumstances, the claims process may take a little longer. These circumstances include:
- Whether the employer or occupier admits liability right away for your injuries or not.
- How long the employer or occupier takes to respond to your solicitor’s correspondence.
- How severe your electric shock injuries are.
- Whether the claim gets taken to court or not.
- How long it takes to collect all of the evidence.
How Our Personal Injury Solicitors Can Help You
If you connect with one of our solicitors to help you with your electric shock compensation claim, the claims process will feel even quicker for you. This is because your solicitor will do the hard work for you while you sit back and focus on recovery, including:
- Collecting evidence.
- Negotiating the best settlement for you that’s fair and accurate.
- Communicating with the courts and other relevant parties.
- Helping you apply for interim payments, if applicable.
- Explaining legal terminology.
- Sorting out your representation if the claim is taken to court.
- Finding rehabilitation services for you.
Contact us today to potentially get the electric shock accident claims process started as soon as possible, and to see whether you can receive help from our solicitors.
No Win No Fee Electric Shock Injury Claims
Electric shock claims might seem daunting or complex, and you may not know where to start. But if you’ve suffered an electrocution injury and are eligible to pursue a personal injury claim, one of our lawyers may be able to help you.
Our lawyers offer their services on a No Win No Fee basis. They do this through a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), which allows you access to a lawyer without paying any upfront or ongoing fees for their work. Similarly, if your claim fails, then you won’t be subject to paying fees for their services.
However, if your claim is a success, then you will pay a success fee. This is taken directly from your compensation as a small, legally-capped percentage. The legislative cap is in place to help make sure that you keep the majority of what you receive.
To find out if you could be eligible to work with one of our lawyers, contact a member of our team. One of our friendly advisors can offer a free consultation, through which they can evaluate your claim and answer any questions that you might have. To get started:
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Helpful Links On Electric Shock Injury Compensation Claims
Before we finish this guide to electric shock claims, we wanted to leave you with some further guides, as well as the answers to some commonly asked questions on these claims. Remember, if you have any queries, get in touch.
Accident At Work Claims Guide – If you’ve been injured in an accident at work and want to know what action you can take this guide will tell you what you need to know.
The HSE’s Guide to Electrical Injuries – The Health and Safety Executive’s guide to injuries caused by electric shocks.
The NHS’s Guide To First Aid – A detailed guide on what to do medically in cases of electric shock.
Other Helpful Guides
- Psychological injury claims
- Would I Need To See A Doctor When Claiming For A Personal Injury?
- Death And Fatal Accident At Work Claims
- Factory Accident Claims
- Council And Local Authority Compensation Claims
- How Much Can I Claim For An Accident Caused By Dangerous Machinery At Work?
- Accidents On Private Property
- Find out how to claim if you suffered a scalded hand or other burn injuries due to a hot drink.
Thank you for reading our guide to electric shock injury compensation claims.