work related accidents

Your employer has certain obligations to inform and protect you in the workplace. However, accidents do happen and for a variety of reasons. If you have been involved in an accident at work, whether it was as a result of employer negligence or human error, read on to find out what you should do next.

A former bank worker has won £9,000 in an accident compensation claim for the work related accident in which she sustained a fractured ankle.

A former north-east chicken factory worker who contracted asthma after inhaling chemicals at work has been awarded almost £25,000 in damages.

Electricity can be a lethal ingredient in a work accident. There are approximately 30 fatal accidents at work each year that involve electricity, and about a thousand more that are less serious. The risk is higher when working outside or in wet conditions, but there is an element of risk anywhere with electrical equipment.

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 business in Wolverhampton has been ordered to pay £8,000 after a personal injury claim by a man who was injured in a work related accident when he fell from a crane onto a concrete floor.