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.
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 […]
Sewing Machinist Finger Injury At Work: Claim For Cuts Scars Nail Splitting
UK work and industrial injury solicitor explains how to claim compensation if you have suffered a factory injury at work whilst using a sewing machine. Sewing Machinist Work Accident Victim Question I work as a sewing machinist in a large clothing factory close to Manchester in the North West of England. Six months ago when […]
Public Transport Station Incident: Work Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
UK solicitor explains how to claim compensation if you have suffered injury as a result of aggression in the workplace when your employer failed to provide adequate support when such incidents were foreseeable. Public transport work incident question I work in a large public transport bus depot . Approximately two years ago whilst working late […]
Pallet Truck Collapse At Work In Stockport: Claim For Back Shoulder Injury
Find out if you can claim for a work accident caused by a defective pallet truck collapsing whilst transporting heavy items in your place of employment in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Stockport work accident victim question I work in Stockport in Greater Manchester for a large company. I was asked to move some heavy items on […]
Manchester Work Accident Claim: How Long To Accept Or Deny Liability
Find how long your employer or your employer’s insurance company has to admit liability if you start a claim for work accident compensation which occurred in Manchester. Manchester work accident victim question I am employed in a factory in Manchester and whilst I was loading large boxes on a pallet – a box slipped and […]
Liverpool Work Accident: Broken Leg / Fractured Foot Ladder Claim
Find out when you can claim compensation from your employer due to a fall from a ladder at work in Liverpool causing multiple injuries including a broken leg, fractured foot and shattered knee. Liverpool work accident victim question I am a manual labourer working close to Liverpool city centre in Merseyside. One day I was […]
How To Claim Compensation For A Hernia Injury At Work Hernia injuries come in many different forms – the most common are due to a hole or weakness in the abdomen muscle. If you are required to handle heavy objects at work your hernia injury could have been caused in full or due in part […]
Gracilis Muscle Injury Claim: Inner Thigh Muscle Tear Strain Accident
UK solicitor explains how to claim compensation if you have suffered injury to your gracilis muscle in your thigh due to heavy lifting at work together with how to calculate the amount of compensation a thigh injury claim is worth. Work Accident Victim Question I am a labourer working in the construction industry and I […]
Factory Work Accident Claim: Lump Concussion Injury From Bang To Head
UK work accident solicitor explains how to claim compensation for injuries at work in a factory including a bang to the head resulting in concussion. Factory work accident claim question I work in a factory manufacturing cars and I was walking through the factory area when I badly banged my head. I was initially extremely […]
Defective Metal Press Work Injury Claim Preston: Broken Arm Fractured Shoulder
Work accident solicitor explains how to claim compensation if you have suffered injury as a result of defective work equipment including shoulder and arm injuries from a malfunctioning metal press. Metal press work accident question I was at work in a factory in Preston. I am a press operator and was using an industrial metal […]
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