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Road
Traffic Accidents . Accidents at Work . Slipping Accidents .
Medical Negligence
Factsheets
Accidents
at Work
If you have been injured while carrying out your work duties you may be
entitled to compensation - for your injuries and losses, including
any loss of earnings. However, the law can be complicated. Be careful
not to judge whether or not someone is to blame for your accident
yourself. It is best to just give our Accident Helpline a call - at no
cost to you.
To succeed in the claim, your personal injury solicitor will have to
show that someone else is at fault. This could be your employer, a
fellow employee, or another company.
Following
an accident at work, you should not enter into any agreement with your
employers to accept a small sum in compensation instead of bringing a
claim - always consult a solicitor.
Ensure that the accident is recorded in your employer's Accident Book.
Accidents at work are a frequent occurrence. Last year the
Health & Safety Executive reported more than 30,000 serious
accidents in the UK. Accidents happened more often to workers in
industry and construction, falling off scaffolding or being injured by
moving parts of machinery. However, you can also claim for injuries
caused by stress, bullying, passive smoking and repetitive strain injury
(RSI).
Remember, most accidents at work could be prevented by safer working conditions.
You can help to bring about safer working conditions by, firstly,
reporting all accidents. Secondly, by making a claim you are also
ensuring that the accident and work practices would be investigated. In
serious accidents the Health and Safety Executive will be involved. The
outcome should be a safer working environment.
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