What Should I Consider When Choosing Accident At Work Lawyers?

Our panel of personal injury lawyers deal daily with accident at work claims. They can understand what you are going through and how an accident at work can place a burden that can affect you physically, financially and mentally.

Our aim is to get you the best help possible. That means that our advisers are available 24/7 to give you free legal advice. If you have favourable grounds for a claim, they could connect you with our panel.

If your claim is accepted, a solicitor would not only try to get you any compensation you’re owed, but would guide you and support you throughout the process of the claim.

You can get in touch above for a free consultation. You can also get advice on what steps you should be taking following an accident at work.

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Must I Use Accident At Work Lawyers For My Claim?
Accident At Work Situations
What Is A Duty Of Care Breach By An Employer?
How Much Compensation Could An Accident At Work Claim Get?
Using No Win No Fee Accident At Work Lawyers
Extra Resources About Accident At Work Lawyers

Must I Use Accident At Work Lawyers For My Claim?

There’s no obligation to hire legal representation at any point of the claim. Negotiating a claim, however, isn’t always a straightforward or easy process. Mistakes you make or actions you fail to take can be detrimental to your case. Being unfamiliar with personal injury law could lead to mistakes such as:

Under-settling claims
Failing to submit comprehensive evidence and a lack of awareness of how to do so (something that could lead to a case being dismissed)
Being unaware of the legislation that could be relevant to the claim
Being unaware of costs that might be incurred while pursuing the claim

An experienced accident at work lawyer can offer knowledgeable and comprehensive guidance and representation throughout every step of your claim. This means they can:

Handle certain financial costs involved
Share their legal knowledge with you
Initiate and negotiate settlements with the defendant and their representatives, and keep you informed of every step
Help you understand what evidence could be useful to present the best case possible
Help you itemise costs to ensure you are fully compensated for any financial losses you incurred due to the injury

Lawyers work to streamline the process for you. For any concerns you might have about using the services of accident at work lawyers, feel free to contact one of our advisers for a free discussion about both who we are and what we offer.

Accident At Work Situations

Even though preventative measures are taken, accidents can happen in the workplace. Any resulting injuries, especially with seemingly no one to blame, can leave you thinking you have no recourse. However, there is a duty of care owed to you by your employer.

Employees need to be aware that they are legally owed as safe an environment as reasonably possible to work in. Your employer, under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, has a duty to do all they reasonably can to protect your welfare and safety.

Questions of whether your employer did everything within reason to ensure you and your colleagues’ safety should always be asked after an accident.

The Frequency Of Reported Accidents At Work

The most common accident kinds causing non-fatal injuries to employees in Great Britain for 2020/21 were as below.

Slips, trips and falls on the same level – 33%
Lifting, handling or carrying – 18%
Struck by moving objects – 10%
Acts of violence – 8%
Falls from a height – 8%

Injuries at work that could lead to claims include those caused by:

A slip occurring because of a known hazard that was not dealt with
You didn’t receive proper manual handling training and were asked to lift heavy objects anyway
You were struck by a moving object because safety systems weren’t in place to make sure collisions were avoided
The threat of violence was already present but your employer didn’t take steps to prevent it
There weren’t appropriate safety guards in place while working at height

All of these scenarios could see your employer held liable for a breach of a duty of care owed to you if you were injured as a consequence.

Even if you were partly at fault, this would not negate the duty owed to you by your employer and could still see you claim compensation.

You can contact an adviser to talk through your case for free.

What Steps Should I Take If I Suffer An Injury At Work?

The actions you take to gather evidence can be crucial, but the priority is always to first seek medical aid for an injury. If you seek medical attention, it could not only help you treat your injuries properly, but the entry in your medical record could be used as evidence later.

After treatment, actions you can take include:

Making sure the accident is logged in the work accident report book
Taking photographic evidence of the scene
Speaking to any witnesses if possible and getting their contact information
Keeping detailed notes of what you remember
Obtaining records of your medical prognosis
Maintaining records and notes of any financial costs.

It should, however, not stop there. Our panel of accident at work lawyers can arrange a medical assessment for you.

An independent medical professional would check your injuries and get a better picture of the extent of them. They’d make a report that includes this as well as an assessment of whether the injuries are consistent with those that could be caused by the accident.

You could use the report as evidence and your solicitor can use it to value your injuries.

Our panel of solicitors would also reach out to any witnesses for statements. They’ll work with you to get any evidence to support your claim, such as CCTV or an expert’s examination of faulty machinery or equipment—anything that could be useful for the case.

If you haven’t already taken the listed steps, don’t worry. It doesn’t mean your case is damaged. For any advice on what you could do next, then please get in touch with one of our advisers for a free consultation.

How Much Compensation Could An Accident At Work Claim Get?

Any compensation amount will be dependent on the circumstances of the accident and the extent of the injuries. The effects of an accident on your life do not stop at physical harm, and injuries and the full extent of their harm can take years to manifest.

What started as a fractured hand can lead to arthritis. Days off work can lead to missed further employment opportunities. These issues can be factored into your compensation claim.

There are two heads of claim that you could be awarded: special damages and general damages.

General Damages

General damages compensate you for the physical and mental pain you endured due to the accident.

Potential awards for various injuries are published in the Judicial College Guidelines; a publication used by solicitors to determine potential payouts.

Some examples of awards found in the guidelines are included in the compensation table below.

Injury	Notes	Potential Award
Back Injury: Moderate (ii)	Where ligament damage leads to residual backaches	£11,730 - £26,050
Shoulder Injury: Minor (ii)	Tissue injury that led to pain but recovery within a year	£2,300 - £4,080
Hand Injury: Less Serious Hand Injury	Severe crushing injuries that lead to impairment	£13,570 - £27,220
Hand Injury: Moderate Hand Injury	Less severe crushing injuries or penetrating wounds	£5,260 - £12,460
Severe Leg Injuries: Moderate (iv)	Crushing injuries to a single leg	£26,050 - £36,790
Less Serious Leg Injuries: (ii)	Simple fractures to a femur with no articular surface damage	£8,550 - £13,210
Achilles Tendon	A turning of the ankle that leads to some damage to the tendon	£6,820 - £11,820
Chest Injuries: (g)	Fracturing of ribs that leads to pain for weeks	Up to £3,710
Chest Injuries: (b)	A traumatic injury to the chest that leaves permanent damage	£61,710 - £94,470
Digestive System: (b) (iv)	A non-traumatic injury such as food poisoning that lasts for days or weeks	£860 - £3,710

Special Damages

If you accumulated costs towards treatment, or you have had to make accommodations to your life due to the injury, causing you to lose money, you could claim compensation to remunerate you.

Compensation for financial losses associated with the injury is known as special damages. You can prove special damages by providing payslips, invoices or bank statements, for example.

Every case is different and our panel of accident at work lawyers would treat it as such. They would itemise all your costs and factor them into any compensation you could seek.

Do not settle for less than you’re owed.

To get a better idea of what compensation you could be owed in your case, you can contact one of our advisers to discuss your accident and injury.

Using No Win No Fee Accident At Work Lawyers

Our panel of accident at work lawyers offer No Win No Fee agreements for all claims they accept. Also known as Conditional Fee Agreements, they dictate that your solicitor only gets paid their fee if a condition is met: your claim wins.

If the claim loses, you don’t have to pay the solicitor’s fee at all.

There are no upfront solicitor fees and no ongoing solicitor fees. If your claim wins, the fee comes entirely from a capped percentage of your compensation.

Contact Our Accident At Work Lawyers Today

We understand that everything happening to you might be new and a lot to absorb.

Our advisers offer free, no-obligation consultations and they are a great way to get knowledgeable insight into your own case and what options are available to you.

If our panel were to proceed with your case, they’d give you their full support. Why not follow the banner below to find out more or contact us through our site?

Extra Resources About Accident At Work Lawyers

The NHS offers in-depth advice on how to request to be seen by a specialist.

The government website offers advice on how to apply for any Employment and Support Allowance following a work accident.

Citizens Advice also offers information on how to check if you’re entitled to sick pay and how to access it if you feel you’ve been denied it.

You can also read other guides on our website for extra support: