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Accidents At Work
If you have suffered an injury at work in the last three years (even if you are not currently working for the same company) you may be able to claim compensation for your injuries and associated losses.
The best way to find out whether you could make a work injury claim is to get in touch with a legal adviser
Can I Claim for an Accident at Work?
All employers have a duty to protect you from accidents or injuries at work and to ensure a safe working environment for their staff. This might include providing the right equipment, safety clothing and training for employees to carry out their work.
- Incorrect Training
- Slips & Trips
- Industrial Accidents
- Lack of Risk Assessments
- Defective Equipment
- Dangerous Machinery
- Negligence of Employees
- Asbestos Claims
Your rights to making a claim
The law gives you, as an injured individual, the right to make an injury claim against the person or organisation who should be held responsible for what happened. So long as your solicitor can prove on balance that the other side was negligent and your injury or illness was a direct consequence of the accident or working environment, you have the right to bring your injury claim.
Work Environments
When can I claim?
Manual Handling
Even if you are not a manual worker, it is your employer’s duty to make sure you have the right training and that you are adequately protected against injury while you are working.
Trips & Falls
You have the right to be protected by your employer against hazards in your workplace or while on a job. This includes being provided with a safe environment to work, wherever you are.
Defective Equipment
Whatever your line of work, you should be provided with suitable equipment for the assigned task. Your employer has a duty to ensure you receive the appropriate clothing, training, tools and equipment.
Working at a Height
If you have to work across different levels, your employer has a duty to ensure you are able to carry out your job in a safe environment. This means doing everything reasonably possible to prevent a fall.
Construction Sites
As a worker on a construction site, the job inherently poses risks. It remains your employer’s duty to adequately protect the workforce from accidents and injuries. Including training, clothing, tools etc.
Offices
As an office worker, you may not appreciate the risks in office environments that can cause injury. Falling objects, tripping hazards, manual handling issues, defective equipment, and electric shock.
Start your claim today
By contacting accidentsatworkservices.co.uk, you get access to legal advisers who have years of experience in speaking with accident at work victims and understand their unique needs.
We are best placed to partner you with the best injury lawyer to enable your claim to proceed as smoothly as possible, securing the compensation you deserve.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions.
Here are our most asked questions for workplace accidents and the claims process.
You’ll be encouraged to know that it’s unlikely you’ll have to go to court when you make a work accident injury claim. The vast majority – more than 95% – of personal injury claims are settled before formal court proceedings are even issued, which means a court hearing does not become necessary.
In the aftershock of an accident, it can be difficult to think about what to do. You may be experiencing a range of emotions and flashbacks, not to mention the physical impact and effects of your injuries. But if you are able to, there are some initial steps which you should bear in mind if you can.These steps can help hugely when it comes to making a compensation claim:
- Filling in the accident book – after an accident, the details of your injury (eg. time, place, your contact details and a description) should be written in the accident book. If you can, we recommend that you get a copy of the page and keep it safe
- CCTV footage – depending on where your accident happened, your employer is likely to have a CCTV camera. It’s best to get a copy of any footage of the accident if possible
- Collect witness accounts – unless you work remotely, it’s likely that one of your colleagues will have seen your accident. It might be helpful for your claim if you can get a statement from them as evidence of what happened
- Take photos – if you can, take photographs of the location of the accident, whatever caused or contributed to your accident and the scene itself; and get some photos of your actual injuries
You may have been self-employed at the time of your accident, but that does not prevent you from making an injury claim. You may, for example, be a self-employed bricklayer, an electrician or plumber who has been injured while working.
This is because if you’re self-employed, a sub-contractor or freelancer, or even an agency worker, you still have legal protection from work accidents under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other laws.
If the incident was not your fault, it’s probably safe to say your employer is most probably responsible for your workplace accident. While no business can ever completely remove the risk of injury at work, the likelihood is that if an incident happened in the workplace and you were injured – it is the employer’s responsibility.
This means that your employer is then responsible to put things right by way of paying you fair compensation – and ensuring such an accident does not happen again.
Accidents can happen in almost any industry – from office workers and factory workers to lorry drivers and police officers. But naturally, some jobs carry more risk than others, which is why there are laws and procedures in place which are specifically designed to help keep people safe while they’re at work.