According to the government body, The Health and Safety Executive, there were 1.3 million people in the UK injured at work or suffering from work related ill health in 2010. It’s a fact of life that accidents at work occur every day.
By law, your employer must provide a safe place of work and a safe system of work. There are many Health and Safety regulations that have been introduced to protect employees but unfortunately there remain a significant number of employers who fail to meet their responsibilities, resulting in injury and sometimes serious accidents at work.
If you have been injured as a result of an accident at work in the last 3 years and it wasn’t your fault, First4Accidents can help you claim the compensation you are entitled to. Our specialist accident at work solicitors have helped 1,000s of people claim the compensation they deserve after being injured at work on a No Win No Fee basis.
So, start your accident at work claim today by contacting First4Accidents now
Freephone 0800 028 9995 or CLAIM for your work accident ONLINE
Your right to claim accident at work compensation
You shouldn’t be put off making a claim for compensation if you have been injured at work because you may be dismissed by your employer. Accidents at work are common and it’s for this reason that employers must have in place insurance cover. Therefore, it’s your employer’s insurance company that will deal with your work accident claim and not your employer.
It’s your employer’s duty to provide a safe environment for all employees in which to work. It doesn’t matter where your place of work is- it can be anywhere from an office, factory, warehouse, bar, construction site, shop, driving a vehicle, etc.
If you were injured as a result of the action, or failure to act, of a fellow employee, or an employee from another company who is working at your work place, your employer will still be responsible (there are extreme exceptions to this rule).
The most common reasons for accidents at work are:
- Unsafe system of work
- Inadequate training
- Inadequate maintenance of property, machinery and/or equipment
- Use of dangerous/faulty machinery and/or equipment
- Lack of supervision
- Failure to conduct adequate risk assessments
Typical accident at work claims include the following:
- Back Injury/Lifting accidents
- Manual Handling accidents
- Slip or Trip accidents
- Forklift truck accidents
- Road Traffic accidents
- Factory accidents
- Construction Site accidents
- Working at Height accidents
- Warehouse accidents
- Industrial Deafness
- Computer Keyboard Injury
If you are unsure who was to blame for your work accident, just call us at any time on Freephone 0800 028 9995 or submit details of your work accident at work injury Claim Online or request us to Call You Back and one of our experienced work accidents specialists will discuss your claim with you on a FREE, no obligation basis.
Alternatively, you may wish to take advantage of our Live Online Chat service to discuss your work injury claim.
What compensation can I claim after my accident at work?
Our panel of leading accident at work injury solicitors will ensure that you will recover the maximum compensation you are entitled to under our No Win No Fee service. For an estimate of how much you could receive for your personal injuries please read our compensation guide. You can claim compensation for the following:
- Personal Injury- Technically known as compensation for pain, suffering and loss of amenity. Our specialist personal injury solicitors will appoint a medical expert who will prepare a medical report on your behalf. The medical expert will state in the report, the extent of your injuries(diagnosis) and how long it will take you to recover(prognosis).
We advise that you should keep a note of how your work injuries have affected your daily life and tell the medical expert, who will include these issues in the medical report. In other words, what have you been unable to do because of your injuries after the accident that you were doing before the work accident e.g. gardening, sporting activities, family activities, DIY etc. This is known as loss of amenity and may increase the amount of compensation you are entitled to.
- Loss of Earnings- As an employee, if you have taken time off work as a result of the accident and lost earnings, our specialist personal injury solicitors can include this in your claim for compensation.
If you have been seriously injured in the work accident and may not return to work, you may also be entitled to claim for future loss of earnings based on average previous earning figures and promotion prospects.
- Care Assistance- If, as a result of your injuries, a member of your family or a friend is required to assist you with daily tasks, you may be able to claim for this care assistance as part of your compensation claim.
- Damaged items involved in the work accident.
- Rehabilitation Costs- These can include physiotherapy charges.
- Any out of pocket expenses and general inconvenience.
So, start your accident at work claim now and let the experienced specialists do the work for you.
