How To Make A Claim After An Accident At Work

By Cat Todd. Last Updated 30th April 2024. If you’ve suffered an injury at work in an incident that wasn’t your fault, you could claim compensation by making an accident at work claim. This is to compensate you for the physical and psychological damage caused, as well as potentially any financial losses you’ve suffered due to it. This guide can help you by answering important questions such as:

  • What are the benefits of using No Win No Fee lawyers in the UK? 
  • How do No Win No Fee claims work? 
  • What can you claim for when making an injury at work claim? 
  • What is the accident at work time limit in order to claim?
  • Can I be sacked for having an accident at work?
  • What is the kind of accident at work compensation I could receive? 

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Read on to learn more about how you could receive injury at work compensation by using accident at work lawyers. 

Can I Claim For An Accident At Work?

In order to make an accident at work claim, you need to establish that negligence occurred. But what is negligence?

For the purposes of a work injury claim, negligence is when:

  • You are owed a duty of care.
  • This duty is breached.
  • You are injured as a result.

Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA), your employer owes you a duty of care. This means that they are responsible for your health and safety and have to take all reasonably practicable steps to keep you safe while working.

For example, if your job involves manual handling, your employer should provide adequate training. If they fail to do so, and this causes you to suffer an injury, this is negligence. 

To find out if you could claim for an injury in the workplace, get in touch with our team of advisors today. They can assess your claim for free and could potentially connect you with a solicitor from our panel.

How Do Accidents At Work Happen?

By law, your employer has a duty of care to reduce the risks of you suffering harm to the lowest level they reasonably can.

If they fail or breach this duty and you suffer an injury, it could be considered negligence.

Your employer breaching their duty of care would mean that they have not adhered to the required safety protocols to keep employees safe.

An employer’s duty of care is detailed in the following legislation:

Examples Of Accidents At Work You Could Claim Compensation For

a man holding his chest after suffering an injury in an accident at work