Accident at Work Compensation Claim

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.

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 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.