Office Injury Claim

If you are injured at the work place you may entitled to claim for compensation as per the laws of UK. Office injuries may include slips, trips and falls, building site accidents can include scaffolding accidents and injuries caused due to faulty machinery.

In office injury claim it is not necessary to prove that third party is involved in the accident. There is an insurance coverage provided to the client that is included in the job agreement which states that any injury occurred at working hours then office is responsible for that injury.

Office injury claim occurs because of inadequate workstations and any kind of problem with seating arrangements.

Different types of office injuries include:-

• Repetitive strain injury - It occurs due to poor ergonomic planning that usually happens because of typing.
• Tripping Over -   sometimes trailing wires are not tied properly that may lead to trip.
• Slipping Over -  Injury may occur due to wet floors and icy courtyard
• Electric Shocks – faulty equipments and untested electronics may lead to serious injury
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - If any kind of fuel is burned from broken appliances such as gas boilers.
• Back Injuries - it may happen due to lifting of heavy or weighted objects.

How to prevent from office injuries

• There should be a kind of healthy and safety legislation on factory and construction sites. That will ensure lawyers that offices are safe for working with relevant and healthy safety regulations.
• Precautions need to be taken to stop accidents in office. Precautions such as ensuring of lead and wires and also educating the employees about any risk and how to avoid any kind of injury at the work place.

How to make office injury claim

In case any accident occurs at office you should not be afraid to make office injury claim. To pay the compensation claim by an employee there is an insurance coverage provided by employer. As per rule no body can terminate your job because of office injury claim.

If the employer fails in a duty owed to the employee related to safety regulations. Compensation may be recovered easily if the employer fails to inform the safety working practices and safe work place.

Role of the expert solicitor for handling all the work of claimant related to an office injury claim. For making office injury claim, the office has their own solicitors who handle all the issues of compensation.

Obviously compensation claims can be very complicated and it would be unwise to attempt to pursue a claim without professional assistance which should be provided by a solicitor with expertise in this field. Excalibur Solicitors is a specialist personal injury practice dealing with all types of injury claims such as road accidents, accidents at work, accidents in public places, medical negligence. If you have been injured in the last three years and require advice on your potential compensation claim we can provide a free legal assessment of your case if you complete our Application Form. We operate on a "No Win No Fee" basis at no cost to you.

The information in this article is designed to provide general information only. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, it does not constitute legal or other professional advice.