Work accident claims are the second most common types of compensation claim in the UK after road traffic accidents.
Work injuries can be as a result of slips or trips, use of faulty machinery, working at heights, another employee’s error – whatsoever the accident or injury, so long as your employer is legally at fault, you should be entitled to claim compensation.
This blog gives examples of different types of accidents at work and answers questions from workers and the self-employed who are injured at work. You will find regular legal updates and solicitor tips about claiming work accident compensation.
Simply select an image below to see our full article or use our employers liability / work compensation guide to see the injury at work work claims process from beginning to end.
Loss Of Use Of Vehicle Question I tripped over at work, breaking my forearm. My employer’s insurer has admitted liability, has agreed other damages, but is refusing to pay for the loss of use of my car, which I was unable to use for 10 weeks. Can I claim for loss of use of vehicle? […]
Hit By Falling Masonry At Work: Claim Compensation Head Neck Injuries
UK solicitor explains how to claim compensation if you suffer injury at work from falling masonry or other objects – from work platforms, ladders and other structures Falling Masonry At Work Claim Question I was working installing windows on a property my employer was renovating. I was working on a ground floor window and a […]
Work Injury In A Bar / Nightclub: Who Do I Claim Compensation From?
How to claim compensation if you are bar staff and are injured at work in a night club and customers are also injured in the bar. Nightclub Work Accident Question I work as a waitress in an up market bar come night club. Some customers had purchased a very expensive bottle of Champagne. When I […]
Work Machine Accident Claim: Broken Bone Thumb Fingers Nail Bed Injury
UK solicitor explains how to claim compensation for a machine accident at work and how to calculate the amount of compensation you can receive for a broken thumb and fingers and a dead nail bed Crushed Thumb Work Machine Accident Question I work in a factory which produces metal appliances and I control a large […]
Work injury victim question I suffered a back injury in a crushing accident at work 8 years ago – can I still make a claim for compensation from my employers as my back problems are ongoing? Accident At Work Solicitor Response The law in England and Wales generally allows three years from the date of […]
Work Accident Claim: Barristers Opinion On Compensation Amounts For Serious Injury
UK work accident solicitor explains the importance of a barrister’s opinion in high value serious injury claims – including spiral fractures of wrist, forearm, elbow injuries. Machine operator work accident question I am a machine operator at my work place and I was asked to operate a press machine in a factory in Coventry that […]
Talus Fracture Ankle Fusion Work Accident Claim: Fall In A factory In Wigan
UK work accident solicitor sets out how to claim compensation if you have suffered injury at work including a broken talus bone requiring a fusion operation after a fall in a factory in Wigan. Factory worker accident victim question I was at work in a factory as a labourer and machine operator in a factory […]
Stacker Truck Work Crush Claim: Broken Femur Fractured Collarbone Neck
Work accident solicitor explains how to claim compensation for collarbone, neck, back, leg, shoulder injuries, including a fractured vertebrae and broken femur bone, from a crush injury from a stacker truck Stacker truck work accident victim question I am employed in a warehouse in which many types of lifting machine operate, including: pallet tacker trucks, […]
Spinal Prolapse Shoulder Strain Elbow Fractures: Average Claim Payout Calculator
UK personal injury solicitor sets out how to claim compensation for a prolapsed thoracic spinal disc, shoulder muscle tears and a fractured elbow from a fall at work in a factory. Factory Work Accident Victim Question I work in a factory in Rotherham. A few weeks ago – I fell over a pallet, which had […]
Slip On Black Ice: Construction Site Worker Compensation Claim Payout
UK work accident solicitor explains how to calculate the average compensation payout for a construction site work accident following a slip on black ice resulting in an injured calf muscle, shattered kneecap and fractured coccyx. Construction Site Work Accident Victim Question I am a construction worker and late last year I turned up to work […]
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