Accident At Work Claim
Injured In A Work Accident?
If you are involved in an accident at work claim which causes you to sustain an injury, you may be entitled to make a no win no fee claim for compensation.
Employers have a legal obligation to provide their employees with a safe and secure environment to work in. This responsibility encompasses a wide range of duties including providing adequate equipment and materials, providing a safe system of work, providing proper training and supervision and providing competent co-workers.
Accidents at work can have repercussions beyond physical injury
To many people, their job is a very important part of their life and forms part of them as a person. That is why injury or illness caused as a result of negligence in the workplace can have an impact and repercussions far beyond the immediate physical suffering. Often, whilst a monetary award can never fully make up for the distress of a work accident, it can help reimburse you for any wages lost and expenses insured, and provide a sense of justice for the wrong doing and carelessness of your employer.
All employers must have employers liability insurance
As accidents at work are common, all employers must have insurance, known as Employers Liability Insurance, to cover any compensation claims that are made against them by employees who are injured at work. Compensation awarded as a result of accident at work claim is paid by your employer’s insurance company, not your employer.
Types of accidents at work
There are many different types of accidents in the workplace, some examples of which are listed below:
Accidents at work caused by unsafe work premises
Your employer has a responsibility to ensure that your place of work is safe. Therefore if you have an accident at work due to slipping on a wet floor, or injure yourself using a defective door, you may be entitled to make an accident at work claim against your employer for the injuries sustained.
Accidents at work due to unsuitable equipment or work materials
If you are involved in an accident at work caused by unsuitable equipment or materials, you may be entitled to make an accident at work claim for injuries suffered as a result. Even if your accident is caused by faulty equipment, materials or machinery supplied by another company, your employer remains responsible for ensuring that they are safe for you to use and that you are adequately trained to use them.
Accidents at work caused by unsafe system of work or insufficient training
Your employer is obliged to ensure that you are able to carry out your work duties in a safe way so that you avoid unnecessary danger. For example, if your work involves working up a ladder, your employer should provide training so you are aware of the correct way to use a ladder or alternatively a more suitable means of performing the task, so as to minimise the risk of suffering an injury. If your employer fails to provide you with such training and you suffer an injury as a result, you could be able to make a no win no fee work accident at work claim.
Accidents at work caused by other staff
Your employer must ensure, as much as they are able, that your co-workers are competent in their jobs and do not risk the health and safety of other employers by their actions. Therefore if you are injured at work due to something a fellow employee did, or did not do, your employer is potentially liable for those actions.
What you need to make a work injury claim
In order for you to make a claim for an accident at work claim, you need evidence which proves that:
- you sustained an accident
- you were injured as a result of that accident
- your employer is to blame
In order to do this, you need to gather supportive evidence in the form of witnesses details, employers logs, previous similar work accidents, ambulance attendance notes, an accident book entry and/or doctors notes.
Contact an expert personal injury solicitor
For expert advice on your accident at work claim, contact us today on 0800 0384 384.