Calculating The Average Payout For An Accident At Work

If you’ve been injured in the workplace and want to claim, you may want to know the average payout for an accident at work. If your employer breached their duty of care, which led to an accident at work and your injuries, you could potentially claim.

A guide on the average payout for an accident at work

This article will look at what duty of care means, how you might be injured at work and what the average payout could be. There could be serious physical and financial implications if you are injured at work; claiming compensation could help.

Keep reading to learn more about the average payout for an accident at work. You can also contact us at any time. Our advisors offer free legal guidance, with no obligation to start a claim. They could also potentially connect you with an expert solicitor from our panel if they think your case could be successful.

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What Is The Average Payout For An Accident At Work?
Scenarios Where You Might Be Injured At Work
What Is An Employers’ Duty Of Care?
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What Is The Average Payout For An Accident At Work?

Each workplace accident claim is assessed individually. This means it could be difficult to determine an average payout for accident at work claims, as each case is different.

However, this article includes a table of bracketed compensation amounts you could receive for various injuries. These figures are calculated from previous payout amounts, so it is possible you could receive something similar.

To make a personal injury claim for an injury at work, you must have been harmed due to your employer’s breach of duty of care. This article will explain what this might mean.

What Do Work Accident Statistics Tell Us?

The Health and Safety Executive is Britain’s regulator for health and safety in the workplace. They collect statistics on workplace accidents. According to these statistics from 2020/21, 441,000 workers reported that they sustained a non-fatal injury in their place of work in the Labour Force Survey.

These statistics also show us the most common causes of workplace accidents. According to employer reports under The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR), trips, slips and falls on the same level made up 33% of accidents at work that caused non-fatal injuries. This was the most common cause, with the second most common cause being handling, lifting or carrying, making up 18% of accidents.

Scenarios Where You Might Be Injured At Work

There are many different situations in which you might be injured at work. Some examples could include:

Slips, trips or falls
Falls from a height
Struck by a moving object
Handling, lifting and carrying

For example, if your employer did not provide you with the correct training, you could potentially hurt yourself trying to handle awkward or heavy loads manually. Or, you could potentially trip downstairs if your employer did not take care to risk assess the environment and remove any obstructions.

It is important to note that your employer’s negligence must have caused your accident to make a claim. The next section looks closer at your employer’s duty of care and what this could mean for your claim.

What Is An Employers’ Duty Of Care?

Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, your employer has a duty of care to take measures to keep you reasonably safe in your place of work. This means taking all reasonably practicable steps to prevent the risk of accidents and harm occurring. Some examples of how employers can keep you safe in the workplace:

Risk assess the environment to ensure there are no hazards
Provide employees with the training they need
Provide appropriate Personal Protective Equipment

If an employer has taken all steps to keep you safe and an accident has still occurred, you would not be able to claim.

Claims Process

If you’ve come to harm in an accident at work, we first recommend you seek medical attention. You may need to find your nearest A&E department or ring 999 if your injuries are serious. For non-emergency medical advice, you could call 111 or visit your GP.

Once you have received medical attention, you may want to gather evidence to help support your claim. You don’t need a solicitor to help you with this, but they should have the experience to understand what evidence is likely to give your case the best chance of success. Some evidence types could include:

CCTV footage
Photographs
Accident report records
Witness contact details
Medical records

If your workplace has ten or more employees, they are obligated to have an accident logbook on the premises. All workplace accidents should be logged here, which could be helpful evidence for your claim.

The Average Payout For An Accident At Work

This section looks at what the average payout for an accident at work could be. The bracketed compensation amounts below are from the Judicial College Guidelines. Legal professionals use this document to help assess general damages, which aims to compensate you for the physical or mental suffering caused by your accident or injuries.

You would also attend an independent medical appointment as part of the claims process. A professional would evaluate your injuries and consider how they may continue to affect you in the future. This will be key in calculating your general damages payment.

Injury	Severity	Amount	Notes
Digestive System	Traumatic (i)	£40,370 to £58,100	Severe damage with continuing discomfort and pain.
Jaw	Serious fracture (ii)	£16,860 to £28,610	Serious fractures that lead to permanent consequences, such as difficulty with eating and opening the mouth. There may also be paraesthesia in the area.
Arm	Amputation (i)	No Less Than £128,710	Arm amputated at the shoulder.
Hand	(C) Total or Effective Loss of One Hand	£90,250 to £102,890	The hand was crushed, necessitating surgical amputation. Or, the fingers and most of the palm were traumatically amputated.
Neck	Minor (i)	£4,080 to £7,410	Recovery will take place within 1 to 2 years. Also applies to short term acceleration and/or exacerbation injuries lasting between 1 to 2 years.
Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders	(A) Continuing bilateral disability with surgery and loss of employment.	£20,560 to £21,700	Continuing bilateral disability with surgery and loss of employment.
Brain Damage	Moderate (i)	£140,870 to £205,580	There will be a personality change, a moderate to severe intellectual deficit, and an effect on senses, speech and sight. There will also be no prospect of employment and a significant risk of epilepsy.
Ankle	Modest	Up to £12,900	Sprains, ligament injuries and the less serious or undisplaced fractures.
Foot	Serious	£23,460 to £36,790	Could include less serious fractures or continuous pain from traumatic arthritis. There may be a risk of future arthritis, fusion surgery and prolonged treatment.
Back	Moderate (ii)	£11,730 to £26,050	Disturbance of the ligaments and muscles that could give rise to backache, soft tissue injuries that exacerbate a pre-existing condition or prolapsed discs.

Being injured in an accident at work could also potentially lead to financial losses. You can claim back these specific costs as part of special damages. For example, if your accident led to a disability, and you have had to pay for a wheelchair, you could potentially claim this cost back.

You can also potentially claim for financial losses that you could continue to incur. For example, if you will continue to need time off work for recovery, you could claim lost wages. You could prove these costs with bank statements and payslips, for example.

Using No Win No Fee Lawyers For Work Injury Claims

A No Win No Fee agreement is something a lawyer could offer you as a way to fund their services. It could be beneficial for you if you’ve already suffered financial loss due to your accident. How does No Win No Fee work?

No ongoing or upfront payments
Your solicitor does not get paid if your claim is unsuccessful
You pay your solicitor a legally capped success fee if your claim succeeds

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If you would like to hire a solicitor on a No Win No Fee basis, why not contact us today? Our team of experienced advisors can offer personalised legal advice. If they think your case could succeed, they could connect you with a specialised solicitor from our panel.

To contact us, you can ring the number at the top of this page or fill out our online contact form.

Who Else Could Advise Me On The Average Payout For An Accident At Work?

We hope you found our guide about the average payout for an accident at work helpful. There are further relevant links in this section.

NHS Health and Safety Breaches – Our guide explains how to claim for a health and safety breach within the NHS.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – This registered UK charity works to prevent accidents by providing advice and guidance.

Find Physiotherapy Services – An NHS toolbar to help you find physiotherapy services near you.

Employment Rights Act 1996 – This legislation explains your rights as an employee.

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