Accidents at Work - Compensation Claims

Accidents at work account for over half of all accidents that occur in the UK. Accidents at work often involve sudden events where a person slips, trips, falls, or comes into contact with machinery, resulting in injury, pain, loss of earnings, and distress. If a claim for compensation is to be made against an employer it must be made within three years from the date of the accident.

ClaimLine's teams of specialist managers, solicitors and expert witnesses have a wealth of experience to draw on to help you make and win your claim.

Employers have a duty of care to protect people on their premises from harm, and there is a tremendous amount of legislation in force, both in common law (the law of the land), and in specific health and safety legislation (for additional information refer to the Health and Safety Executive, HSE). They must ensure that their premises are safe to work in, that they have provided appropriate instructions, training, and supervision to enable the work to be carried out safely, and that suitable equipment is provided. Basically, if you have an accident of any kind at work that causes you injury, pain, loss of earnings, or distress, you most probably have a legitimate claim against your employer. You may be directly employed by the employer, or work as a contractor on the employer’s premises, or you may be a visitor to their premises.

It may be a defense by the employer or their insurer that the accident was caused by negligence on your part, for example, by not wearing the safety equipment provided, not following the correct instructions, or that the accident was the result of 'horseplay'. However, even if you believe that there is some truth in this, always check with ClaimLines advisors, as this may not be the whole story and the employer may carry some part, or all of the blame.

If you think that your employer’s negligence contributed towards your accident, you almost certainly have a legitimate claim to make.

If ClaimLine are engaged to help prosecute your claim, and you win your case, you will receive 100% of the amount awarded. If you lose, it will not cost you a penny. The courts have specific guidance to help them assess what you will receive if you win your case, depending on specific factors such as what injury you received, what part of the body was injured, how much you lost in earnings, and many other factors. In order to assess the strength of your claim and the compensation you may receive, please complete our preliminary claim form or call ClaimLine on 0845 260 54 55. One of our experts will then assess your case, and contact you to discuss how to proceed.

Do not be afraid that by prosecuting a claim against your employer they may end up paying a large sum out of their own pocket, and may be inclined to discriminate against you. Employers are required by law to take out insurance against such claims by employees, and it would be the insurer who would fight the claim and pay for it if your case was proved. There is also legislation prohibiting employers from discriminating against employees who make legitimate claims against them.

If you have any further questions please contact us at info@claimline.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.

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