work related injuries

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.

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.

Industrial accidents can cause serious injuries to workers. The accidents usually happen because the industrial jobs involve heavy equipment or machinery and manual handling. Common injuries such as bruising, broken limbs, cuts and

An industrial injury or industrial disease covers a broad range of problems from falls and driving accidents at work to vibration white finger, RSI and asbestos-related industrial diseases like Pleural Plaques. Faulty machinery or inadequate training or supervision can also result in accidents and injuries. High levels of noise over a prolonged period of time can cause damage to hearing.

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.

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