Everyday across the UK, hundreds of employees are injured
at work – some seriously. If you have been injured in your place
of work you may be entitled to claim compensation for the suffering and
loss of earnings caused.
Every major accident at a place of work must be reported to the health
and safety executive (HSE), major accidents cover those where someone
has died, where a bone has been broken, where the injured person has been
unable to work for at least three days after the event, accidents where
a non-employee required hospital treatment as a result and all dangerous
events that didn’t cause an injury but that could have if someone
was in the area at the time.
The fact that serious accidents and the details of them are legally required
to be reported to the health and safety executive can strengthen a compensation
claim, as the times, the circumstances, the witnesses and the cause of
the accident will all be documented.
In general, claims for personal injury by an employee following an accident
at work will be dealt with and paid out by the insurance company who covers
the business with employee liability insurance. There are cases however,
where an employer will deny responsibility for the accident, and where
the normal lines of claiming compensation will not be available, in these
cases the injured person will need to purse the claim in the courts.
Many people are reluctant to take court action despite suffering pain
and injury because of their employer’s negligence, some feel that
the risk of loosing the case and so being faced with large legal bills
isn’t worth taking. Solicitors have responded to this, and many
now offer legal representation on a ‘no win no fee’ basis
whereby if the case is not successful the claimant will not have to pay
them a penny.
If you have been injured in an accident at work, you should contact a
solicitor to see if you will be able to seek compensation, to help you
we have produced a list of the top
UK solicitors.
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