Making A Workplace Accident Claim
Following car accidents or slips and trips on local council maintained property, making an accident claim is very often the logical course of action to compensate victims for their injuries and any loss. However, if you have been injured in an accident in the workplace that was not your fault then it is also possible to make an accident claim.
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 of injury shouldn't feel this way: after all, the employer has failed in their responsibility to the employee's safety and it is illegal to penalise or terminate the contract of an employee because they have brought about an accident claim. The compensation will be awarded by the employer's insurers, so making a claim won't jeopardise the business or the security of other employees' jobs. Victims shouldn't feel bad about making their accident claim: the point of compensation is to relieve the financial burden of taking long amounts of time off work to recover from injury.
Work accidents can take a variety of forms. An injury sustained in any workplace including offices, warehouses, factories, farms, shops and restaurants could all count. If driving is part of a person's job then injuries sustained in the car, van, forklift, lorry or tractor could count as workplace accidents.
Obviously, it would be ideal if all employers complied perfectly one hundred per cent of the time with the strict health and safety legislation they are required to follow. Sadly though, accidents do happen. Common examples include fork lift truck accidents and accidents on scaffolding and ladders.
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 do have a case then it is important to start the claim within three years of the date of the accident. That is, unless the victim is a minor, in which case they have three years from the date they turn eighteen to make a claim. In cases of industrial disease, different timescale limitations apply.
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