Accidents At Work Claims – Compensation for Workplace Injuries

Accidents at work are one of the leading causes of personal injury claims in the UK, and a such, our solicitors ** are well versed in making employer negligence compensation claims.

If you would like a free consultation in complete confidence then please call our no win, no fee * solicitors ** on 01252354433^, for free. Our call centre is open 7 days a week. They will assess your accident at work claim for free, and give you an instant compensation quote.

No Win, No Fee Work Accident Claims

All of our accidents at work claims are handled using a no win, no fee * agreement. This is also known as a “conditional fee agreement“. In simple terms it means that you don’t need to spend any money making a personal injury claim and are able to use our lawyers ** completely free of charge with no financial risk to you. If you win the claim, you pay a percentage of your winnings.

When Can You Make Claims for Accidents at Work?

We all hope to avoid accidents at work, but unfortunately, it is virtually impossible to completely remove the risk, which why injury claims can be made. Most workplaces, whether they are offices, construction sites or factories, present a level of danger to the safety of the people who are working in them.

However, where you do suffer an accident at work and the fault clearly lies with someone other than you, you are legally entitled to seek financial compensation for your personal injury.

Accidents at work can have a devastating impact on people. Depending on their severity, you could to suffer a grievous injury that could require you to be off work for a significant period of time, undergo extensive medical treatment or even a period of rehabilitation.

In the UK, employers owe certain legal obligations to their staff. Where they fail to observe these obligations, causing accidents at work, then claims for compensation can be made.

If you would like to make get started, please call our helpline today on 01252354433^. One of our specialists will quickly assess your case and will be able to tell you whether or not you are eligible to make an injury at work claim.

Common Types of Accidents at Work We Can Handle Claims For

Whilst these are the most common types, a workplace accident compensation claim can be processed by us for any incident that resulted in a personal injury to you. That is, if blame can be attached to your employer, or a third party. The types of work accident claims that you might want to talk to us about can include any of the following:

• Workplace Accidents:
  • Slips, Trips or Falls
  • Physical Assault
  • Industrial injury
  • Injuries from falling objects
• Occupational Illness:
  • Industrial diseases
  • Industrial deafness
  • Vibration white finger
  • Back problems from manual handling practices
  • Breathing problems from noxious substances, detrius, or ventilation

Typical Injuries Caused By Workplace Accidents

Whilst accidents at work can lead to a myriad of different forms of personal injury, our solicitors ** we be able to help you, provided the injury wasn’t your fault. Here is the most typical types of work injuries our accidents claims lawyers ** can help with:

• Burns or scalds
• Head and brain injuries
• Eyesight damage or blinding
• Repetitive strain injury
• Hand and arm pain
• Knee, legs, and ankles
• Amputations
• Spinal injuries
• Fatal injuries

How Much Accident at Work Compensation are You Entitled To?

It is understandable that you will want to know how much you compensation you are likely to be awarded if you case is successful. The level of work accident compensation that we calculate will depend on several things, such as:

1. The gravity of your injury
2. The steps your employer took (if any) in order to reduce the risk of your being hurt
3. Time you spent off work
4. Loss of any future earnings
5. Costs inccured as a result of the injury, such as travel and physiotherapy
6. Mandatory awards for fatal accidents

However, it’s important to keep in mind that in personal injury claims of any kind, no two sets of circumstances will ever be the same. Financial awards for compensation are awarded on an individual basis, depending on the facts surrounding your claim and the severity of your injury. That’s why they should be the subject of discussion with an expert legal team, who will be able to investigate your potential claim thoroughly.

The Law Regarding Compensation Awards for Accidents At Work Claims

Although claims for accidents at work will be vary person-to-person, the law recognises that the severity and impact an injury has depends precisely where on your body you have been injured. In turn, this also means that the level of compensation that is likely to be due to you will vary according to where you have been hurt.

These levels of compensation tend to be based on a series of guidance notes which are subject to review from time-to-time, as well as the awards granted in similar cases.

If there is any evidence to suggest that you in some way contributed to your own injuries, e.g. by not following safety procedures that your employer had designed in order to protect against accidents, then this could have a detrimental impact on your compensation award. The courts will want to conduct a comprehensive review of the circumstances surrounding your injury, and will make their decision on compensation based on this.

To get an accurate amount on what you could be due you will need to call us. Your claim could be worth a lot more than you realise so please don’t take the first offer that you are offered by an employer or their insurance company.

Worried About Claiming Against Your Employer?

Many people are often wary of pursuing accidents at work compensation claims against their employer for fear that they will be dismissed as a result. It should be made clear that in the UK, you cannot be dismissed for raising a personal injury claim against your employer and you should not allow this to deter you from pursuing what you are legally entitled to.

Anyone who has suffered an injury at work that wasn’t their fault can make a claim for compensation – the law is here to protect us if we suffer loss because of someone else’s negligence, such as our employer.

At Accident Claims UK, we work together with you in order to investigate your particular circumstances to determine the strength of your claim, the chances of success and what scope there is for financial compensation. If you have been injured and would like to make an accident at work claim after an incident that was not your fault, then we may be able to help you.

Why They Have To Have Employer’s Liability Insurance

The basis for any workplace accident claim concerns fault. If our solicitors ** believe that a third party’s negligence was directly responsible for any injuries that you suffered, then you are eligible to apply and can employ the services of our personal injury solicitors **.

All employers have to have Employers Liability insurance. This insurance is designed to pay for any compensation arising from injuries at work. The insurance company will be the body that we bring our action against, as their insurance has been set-up specifically to pay for this type of legal action.

In simple terms, any claim will not be brought against the employer, but against the insurance company.

What You Can Do to Support Your Case

Before we get started and pass you over to our specialist accidents at work solicitors **, we will need to do a quick claims consultation with you over the telephone. We will ask you some very simple questions in order to get a little bit more detail about how the accident happened, such as:

• When and where the accident happened
• How and what injuries were sustained
• Details on medical treatment
• Were there any witnesses
• Did you manage to take any photographic evidence

Don’t worry if you cannot answer all of these immediately, as we are here to help you through this process and make things as easy as possible for you so that you have a successful case that leads to financial justice and solid amounts paid to you.

A personal injury law specialist will not only help you build a strong case, they will also make sure you claim for all the loss you have suffered as a result of your injury at work – physical, financial and psychological.

What Are Your Employer’s Obligations to You?

For there to be any real chance of successfully claiming accident at work compensation following an injury at work, you will need to show that your employer failed to observe their legal duties to keep you safe in the workplace. Legally, your employer is required to take ‘reasonable care’ for your safety when you working on their time. Essentially, this means that your employer must:

1. Take the steps that would be taken by most employers to provide you with a working environment that is safe for you to work in; and
2. Take into consideration the nature of your role, and make some attempt to provide you with the necessary tools and/or equipment to allow you to perform your duties safely.

It should also be pointed out that the nature of your employer’s duty to provide for your safety at work is general. In other words, it is not enough that they provide you with the necessary clothing or equipment in order for you to do your job, they must also demonstrate to you how to use them and how to observe good practice while doing your job.

Reducing Risks in the Workplace

It is not uncommon for people to believe that their employer’s obligation to take reasonable care for their safety means that they must remove any and all risk of injury from the workplace. This is not accurate. Your employer is only obliged to maintain those safety standards that would be expected of another reasonable employer.

Your employer is not required to completely insulate you from the risk of injury while at work. They are only required by law to take measures to reduce the likelihood of your being injured so far as is possible in the circumstances.

Ultimately, the strength of your claim of compensation for work injury will depend on how strongly you are able to evidence the fact that your employer’s failure to take reasonable care in respect of your safety is the reason for your workplace accident and any injury you suffer as a result.

If you are able to show that your employer failed in their duty to you, then you may well succeed in your work injury compensation claim.

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