Tuesday, 2 September 2008

Accident At Work - How To Claim?

According to the Health and Safety Executive, around 6 million working days are lost due to workplace injury each year.
In the year 2006-2007, there were 274,000 reported injuries, according to the Labour Force Survey. This corresponds to 1 injury for every 100 workers. There were 28,000 major injuries and 241 fatalities.
The most common cause of major injury at work are slips and trips, in total nearly 11,000 incidents. These account for nearly 40% of the cases.
It is believed that 70% of injuries at work could be prevented if employers put proper safety controls in place.
To be able to make a claim your injury must involve these 3 reasons:


1. You have suffered an injury.


2. Another person's actions caused that injury.


3. The other person was at least partly to blame.


Don't take it that another person has to literally hurt you by pushing you to the floor, it can be that they spilt something and left the floor wet and you slipped.
In order to make a claim, you will need to undergo medical examinations to determine the prognosis for your injuries.
So when you get injured seek medical advice straight away when your injuries are at its worst. Always try and seek advice if you feel you have a claim. Don't let the time go bye and then you start thinking i wish i made an effort to see if i have a claim.
Accident Claims explained.
All employers owe their employees a duty of care to provide them with a safe place and system of work and equipment.

Balinda & Co Solicitors are experts in all kinds of Personal Injury Compensation.

3 comments:

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