injury at work

If you’ve been injured at work, you may be entitled to make a claim against your employer. With a high occurrence of injuries in the workplace, procedures have to be in place. However, many employees may fear making a claim due to the potential repercussions of their actions. There’s always the thought that if you say anything, for example you may get passed over for a promotion. This shouldn’t be the case. If you’re entitled to make a claim, you should make sure you do so.

Slips, trips and Falls – wherever you work you are at risk from slips, trips and falls.  Health and Safety Regulations demand that areas where people walk, pass through or stand in should be free from holes or obstructions and that the floor surface is not slippery or uneven.  Failure to maintain walkways properly may result in a personal injury claim.

A company in Liverpool which handles plastics-recycling has been fined £2,500 after an accident in which an employee sustained severed fingers. It is likely that the former employee will now make a civil compensation claim. Accident claims connected with accidents which occur in the workplace where machinery is involved are fairly common.

A 48 year old engineer has been successful in his accident claim over injuries he sustained at work.

A man who sustained severe injuries to his hand in a work related accident has been successful in his compensation claim.

Many people underestimate how much money they could be awarded after an injury at work, according to research. Personal injury solicitors

A factory worker has been given the go ahead to pursue accident claims compensation for the injuries he received at work, after his employer was found responsible for his accident.

An engineer from Workingtonwho worked with vibrating tools has received a compensation pay out.

A farm working who was injured by falling bails of hay has made an accident claim. The accident happened on a farm in Worcestershire. The 24 year old was knocked unconscious and sustained serious injuries in the accident which took place whilst harvesting.

A fireman is attempting to make a personal injury compensation claim of approximately half a million pounds after he was injured whilst attending a house fire.

Work related accident claims are common. For example,a former paramedic who wasinjured whilst trying to save a patient's life has recentlymade successfulaccident compensation claimfor £200,000. The man was forced to retire from his job after the accident which took place in March 2003.

It may look idyllic but a garden center is a dangerous place to work.  Garden center employees are at risk from bank injuries as a result of lifting heavy or awkward loads such as fertilizer bags, large pots and large plants.  Long term back injuries could result from repeated strain on the back but other injuries could occur by dropping loads.  The employer has an obligation to ensure that lifting equipment is provided and well maintained, that employees are trained in lifting techniques and that warnings are placed on bags/plants/pots to indicate that they are particularly heavy.

Thankfully no one was seriously injured in Wednesday's dramatic helicopter crash in the North Sea. It has been reported that three of the BP oil platform employees, were taken to hospital with minor injuries and have since been discharged. Accidents which take place while you are on duty are known as work related accidents

Thankfully no one was seriously injured in Wednesday's dramatic helicopter crash in the North Sea. It has been reported that three of the BP oil platform employees, were taken to hospital with minor injuries and have since been discharged. Accidents which take place while you are on duty are known as work related accidents.

A hospital porter from Nottingham is to receive compensation for the injuries he received whilst at work.

In order to reduce the risk of noise dangers at work, the Health and Safety Executive have produced a flow chart to highlight the processes that employers should put in place to keep their employees safe and to minimise the risk of personal injury compensation claims.

A construction worker who was seriously injured when a wall he was helping to demolish fell on him could make a compensation claim after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ruling. The building company that he worked for has been fined £8,000 by the HSE.

A Royal Marine who was severely injured in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan is challenging the way the compensation system for services personnel works.

A police officer is to receive a compensation payout for the injuries he received when he fell off his bike.

A man is to mount an accident claim after he was injured at work. The man from West Yorkshire was working in a steel factory at the time of the accident. Sheets of steel were being moved by a crane when one of the sheets fell on him trapping him and severely fracturing his foot.

The country's top civil judge has criticised the fact lawyers ran up a £120,000 bill just to win an office worker less than £3,000 in damages for a typing injury.

If you have suffered an injury whilst on the street, in a public area, building or your child has been injured whilst at school – you may be able to bring a personal injury compensation claim against the council / local authority. 

A man who was injured in a work related accident has receivedan accident compensation claimpayout.

The man, who was workingfor a company inSalford Manchester at the time, sustained injuries to his spine when an air conditioning unit fell on him, whilst it was being moved.

A man who was badly injured when the factory he was working in exploded has been successful in his accident claim.

The man was working at a factory operated by ICL Plastics and ICL Tech in Glasgow when the accident occurred in May 2004.

A man who sustained an injury inwork relatedaccident is attempting to make a personal injury claim. The man's finger was crushed whilst he was using a crane to move the frame of an aircraft. The frame swung round causing his finger to be trapped between the crane and the frame.

A nuclear power worker has received £35,000 in accident claims compensation for damage to his hands following prolonged use of vibrating tools.

A man from Plymouth has made a successful personal injury claim after a work related accident.

A Yorkshire postman secured a successful compensation payout after trapping his finger in a letter box whist delivering letters.

A supermarket has been fined after one of its employees sustained serious facial injuries. The man was injured on his way into work when he stopped at the stores petrol station. The security barrier had been left unsecured and swung back, smashing through his car windscreen and seriously damaging his face.

A Teaching Assistant who worked in a school in Essex has made a successful compensation claim for a back injury. Accident claims of this nature are becoming more common as people become more aware of Health and Safety issues and their rights in relation to work related accidents. In this case the 48 year old sustained a slipped disc when she was lifting heavy insulated boxes which contained the school lunches.

A factory worker has received an accident claims compensation payout for the injuries he received whilst working unsupervised in a new job.

John McFarlane had only been working at Unipres car parts manufactures in Sunderland for two days. He was left alone to tighten chains in the back of a lorry when the ill fitting chains flew back and hit him in the mouth.

Repetitive Strain Injury, or RSI, is the term applied to disorders that occur as a result of prolonged and repetitive use of limbs, which can lead to a variety of symptoms including pain, swelling, numbness, weakness and loss of dexterity. Symptoms don’t necessarily occur immediately after strenuous activity; it may take hours or days before they begin to set in, and not everyone will experience all symptoms

The widow of a man who died in a work related accident is launching accident claims against her late husband's employers.

It has been revealed that a total of £2.3m has been paid out by the Northern Ireland Civil Service over the last five years in relation to work related accidents.