Making An Accident Claim Following Your Workplace Injury

Making an accident claim is considered the logical thing to do in order to obtain compensation for the victim following a car accident or injury sustained from a slip or trip. However, it is also possible to make a work accident claim in the event of being injured in a work accident that wasn’t your fault.

Not as many people are familiar with the notion of making a work accident claim, and some people are less inclined to do so, fearing repercussions for making the claim. Victims shouldn’t worry though, employers who have failed in their duty to protect employees from accident or injury at work cannot terminate the contract of an employee purely because they make a claim. What’s more any compensation money comes from the insurance that the employer has, so the claim poses no threat to the company or the security of the jobs of other employees. Victims of injury shouldn’t feel guilty about making an accident claim: taking time off work to recover from an injury can lead to financial problems and it is the point of the compensation to prevent this.

Work accidents can take a variety of forms. The term covers accidents which take place in offices, shops, factories, warehouses, construction sites, restaurant or even farms. For employees whose jobs entail driving, an accident in the van, forklift, lorry or car might constitute a work accident too.

In a perfect world, employers would all comply perfectly with the strict health and safety law laid out for them and employees would all be safe. Sadly though, accidents do happen. Accidents in fork lift trucks and on ladders and scaffolding are common examples.

If you are wondering if you have an accident claim for your workplace injury, it is best to consult an accident claim solicitor. If you have a case it is important to be aware that victims must start their compensation claim within three years of the accident happening. The exception is that if the victim is a minor, they have three years from the date they turn eighteen to make their claim. Industrial disease has different timescale limitation rules to workplace accidents.

Published by: Admin on April 14th, 2010 | Filed under Attorneys Personal Injury