How Do I Use An Accident At Work Claims Calculator?

If you’ve had an accident at work, you could be entitled to compensation. You might be tempted to use an accident at work claims calculator to find out how much you could be awarded, but these aren’t always accurate.

In this article, you can find out more about calculating your potential compensation, and how to go about it. You can also contact our advisors to find out more about how much your claim could be worth by:

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How Do I Use An Accident At Work Claims Calculator?
Typical Situations Of Workplace Incidents
What Do I Do After A Duty Of Care Breach By An Employer?
Using An Accident At Work Claims Calculator To Determine A Settlement
Why Is It In My Best Interests To Use A No Win No Fee Lawyer?
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How Do I Use An Accident At Work Claims Calculator?

According to health and safety legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA), your employer is responsible for providing a reasonably safe working environment. This is known as their duty of care. When they breach this duty, and you are injured as a result, you may wish to start a claim for compensation.

A lot of people use accident at work claims calculators to work out how much compensation they could receive. However, compensation settlements are reached on a case-by-case basis, sometimes using the help of a document called the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). Evidence also factors into valuing a claim. This means that using an accident at work claims calculator might not work for you or your specific situation.

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Statistics About Reported Accidents At Work

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) is a piece of health and safety legislation that tells employers when they must report a serious workplace accident. According to statistics, in 2020/21, employers reported 51,211 serious but non-fatal injuries in the workplace.

Alongside this, the Labour Force Survey (LFS) recorded 441,000 self-reported non-fatal injuries in the workplace in the same year. The most common types of accidents in the workplace fell into the slips, trips, and falls category, making up 33% of reported non-fatal injuries.

Typical Situations Of Workplace Incidents

Your employer’s duty of care is covered in Section 2 of HASAWA, and sets out what they must do for you in order to create a safe working environment. If they are in breach of this duty, you could be at risk of injury. Here are examples of how this could happen:

Lack of risk assessments: Your employer should carry out regular risk assessments in the workplace in order to control any workplace health and safety hazards. For example, if you work in a warehouse, you may have to move heavy boxes. Here, your employer would make a risk assessment to determine whether this poses a risk to you.
Lack of training: Every employee must be provided with any necessary training needed for their role for free. For example, The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 outlines your employer’s responsibility for providing training for risks like handling hazardous substances.

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What Do I Do After A Duty Of Care Breach By An Employer?

If you start an accident at work claim, you will be asked to provide evidence that your employer is at fault. This might sound daunting at first, but there are many ways to collect evidence to support your claim. For example:

Seek immediate medical attention: This is important for your own health and safety, but any notes or reports made by a medical professional could also be used to support your case.

Collect witness contact details: Talk to your colleagues and collect contact details from people who may have witnessed the accident.

Record the accident in the accident book: Any workplace with more than 10 employees must have an accident book to report any injuries in the workplace. By logging your accident, you create a timely record of what happened. A trusted coworker can do it for you if you’re unable to fill it in yourself.

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Using An Accident At Work Claims Calculator To Determine A Settlement

A lot of people try to use accident at work claims calculators to calculate how much compensation they could receive for an accident at work. However, oftentimes these calculations are not accurate. This is because every claim is different, and so is every settlement.

Compensation for physical and psychological injuries is also known as general damages. This can be worked out with the help of a document called the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This document provides guidance for settlement values by taking into account past cases for each injury type. Here are a few examples of common workplace injuries, and the value guidelines set by the JCG.

Type of Injury	Compensation Bracket	Notes
Moderate Brain Damage (i)	£140,870 to £205,580	This bracket may include cases with moderate to severe intellectual deficit, changes to personality, effect on sight and senses, and risk of epilepsy.
Minor Brain or Head Injury	£2,070 to £11,980	This bracket may include cases where brain damage, if any, is minimal. Initial severity, recovery time and persisting symptoms will be considered.
Minor Eye Injuries	£3,710 to £8,200	This bracket may include being struck in the eye, exposure to fumes including smoke, or being splashed by liquids causing interference with vision or temporary pain.
Hernia	£6,580 to £8,550	This bracket may include direct inguinal hernia, with risk of recurrence after repair.
Moderate Neck Injuries (i)	£23,460 to £36,120	This bracket may include injuries such as fractures and dislocations which cause immediate symptoms and may require spinal fusion.
Moderate Back Injuries (i)	£26,050 to £36,390	This bracket may include a variety of injuries, such as crush/compression injuries, or damage to intervertebral discs resulting in limited mobility.
Minor Shoulder Injuries (i)	£4,080 to £7,410	This bracket may include soft tissue injuries with considerable pain but almost complete recovery and loss of symptoms in less then two years.
Less Severe Arm Injuries	£18,020 to £36,770	This bracket may include injuries that cause significant disability, but with a substantial degree of recovery.
Severe Leg Injuries (i)	£90,320 to £127,530	This bracket would include the most serious injuries falling short of amputation.
Moderate Knee Injuries (i)	£13,920 to £24,580	This bracket may include injuries such as dislocation, fractures or torn cartilage which results in minor instability.

You could also be entitled to special damages. Special damages cover any financial losses you have suffered because of your injury. For example, if you sustain an injury that puts you out of work, you may be able to claim for loss of future earnings. However, you must be able to provide evidence to support your claim. This could include invoices or receipts, for example.

Remember that like traditional accident at work claims calculators, the values set out in the JCG are guidelines, not guarantees. For more information, get in touch with our advisors now by following the information at the bottom of the screen.

Why Is It In My Best Interests To Use A No Win No Fee Lawyer?

You don’t need legal representation to make a claim. But, a No Win No Fee lawyer can make the process seem a lot simpler. For example, a No Win No Fee lawyer may be able to provide a more accurate compensation estimate for your case than an accident at work claims calculator.

When you hire a No Win No Fee lawyer to handle your accident at work claim, you may enter into a No Win No Fee agreement. In a No Win No Fee agreement, you don’t have to pay any upfront or ongoing fees to your lawyer. If your claim succeeds, you will pay a percentage of your award to your No Win No Fee lawyer. This amount is capped by law to ensure you get the majority of your award. However, if your claim fails, you will not have to pay anything to your No Win No Fee lawyer.

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More Information About Using An Accident At Work Claims Calculator

If you’d like more information about if you should use an accident at work claims calculator, get in touch by following the information above. Here are some more resources you might find useful:

GOV.UK – Information on Statutory Sick Pay

Health and Safety Executive – More information on workers’ health and safety

GOV.UK – Information on requesting CCTV footage from your employer

You can also read other accident at work claim guides on our website, including the following: