Accident At Work Compensation Claim
Written by manager
Saturday, 24 October 2009 15:43 - Last Updated Monday, 26 October 2009 03:18
Accidents at Work
Accidents that occur in the workplace are sadly a common occurrence. They make up a large
majority of the personal injury claims for compensation and can leave devastating results on
your life.
Accidents at work aren’t limited by your employment; a work related personal injury can
happen across all aspects of the employment sector. Whether you work in an office, a high
street store, a
construction site
and factory or if you are managing director of your own company, everyone has the same risk.
The personal injury caused by an accident at work can vary depending on the severity of the
accident. This personal injury can be minor such as a strain injury or more major such as
broken bones/fractures or head and spinal injury.
Your employer has a duty of care towards you as an employee. Accidents at work should be
avoidable by following strict health and safety measures. If you feel you are completing a task
without the proper training and equipment you should inform your employer right away.
Accidents at work can be down to employees not being provided with protective
clothing/equipment, not having the right or sufficient training for their job as well as working in a
hazardous environment where health and
safety regulations
are not being properly followed.
If you are working in an office you could be facing repetitive strain injury from inappropriate
desk space or insufficient breaks. In a warehouse you could trip over packaging that hasn’t
been cleared away. However construction sites and factories still remain the biggest threat
when it comes to personal injury work accidents, with statistics showing that you are six times
more likely to have a work accident on a construction site than in any other occupation.
If an accident does happen in the work place it has to be reported straight away to your
employer. The accident should also be noted down in what is known as the accident book, all
workplaces should have an accident book to keep a record of any accidents that occur in the
workplace. If you fail to report details of the accident and later decide to claim for compensation
your claim will be unfounded and dismissed.
If you have had a work accident in the last three years you could be entitled to compensation .
Maybe you have not had an accident but suffered from
stress
. Here at Accident Consultant we are experts in compensation claims involving accidents in the
workplace. We work on a no win no fee basis, meaning you keep all of the money you are
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Accident At Work Compensation Claim
Written by manager
Saturday, 24 October 2009 15:43 - Last Updated Monday, 26 October 2009 03:18
awarded with your fees being paid from the other side. Many people are naturally worried about
making a claim against their employer but it is your civil and legal right to claim compensation
after an accident that wasn’t your fault; your job will not come under threat because of this.
For more information about claiming after an accident at work that wasn’t your fault get in touch
with Accident Consult today on 08081 686970.
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