Accident At Work Compensation Examples

By Jo Anderson. Last Updated 5th November 2024. In this guide, we look at accident at work compensation examples and when you might be eligible to make a claim. We will also examine how accidents and different types of injuries at work can happen.

In this guide, we also explain how our No Win No Fee solicitors can help you claim compensation for a workplace injury.

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  1. What Is Accident At Work Compensation?
  2. Accident At Work Compensation – Examples Of Workplace Accidents
  3. Examples Of Injuries At Work
  4. How To Claim Compensation For A Work Accident
  5. Accident At Work Compensation Examples – How Is Injury Compensation Calculated?
  6. Can I Use A No Win No Fee Agreement For An Accident At Work Claim?

What Is Accident At Work Compensation?

Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 employers have a duty of care towards their employees. As such, they must take all reasonable steps to remove or reduce the risk posed by known hazards the workplace. The reasonable steps they must take will depend on the specific type of workplace but generally can include:

  • Carrying out risk assessments to check for potential safety hazards
  • Remove the hazard or control the risks the hazard poses
  • Provide adequate training to employees so they are able to carry out their job role safely
  • Provide necessary personal protective equipment, such as gloves, ear or eye protection

If an employer fails to uphold their duty of care, it could result in an employee sustaining harm in a workplace accident. This is known as negligence. You must demonstrate negligence occurred in order to seek accident at work compensation. Examples of accidents that could have resulted from negligence have been explored in the following section.

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Accident At Work Compensation – Examples Of Workplace Accidents

Examples of accidents that could occur in the workplace might include:

  • You might have tripped over a wire that wasn’t adequately covered in an office, resulting in a broken wrist
  • You might have slipped on a wet floor that wasn’t signposted leading to you sustaining a shoulder injury.
  • Your employer may have failed to provide necessary personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves, while you were working with hazardous chemicals. This leads to you developing occupational dermatitis.
  • A falling object may have hit you on a construction site due to your employer failing to assess the risks of working on scaffolding.
  • You might sustain a manual handling injury because your employer did not correctly train you to lift heavy objects safely.

Please remember that not all accidents at work will form the basis of a valid claim. You must demonstrate that your employer breached the duty of care they owed you and caused you to sustain harm.

To learn more about whether you’re eligible to make a workplace accident claim and to discuss accident at work compensation examples, get in touch with our team on the number above.

Examples Of Injuries At Work

There are various injuries that could be sustained in an accident at work. For example:

The severity of the injuries you sustain will be taken into consideration when calculating your potential accident at work compensation. Examples of other factors that could be considered when valuing your settlement include:

  • The time it takes for your injury to recover
  • The future prognosis
  • The impact on your quality of life
  • Your pain and suffering

For more information on what could be included in your compensation settlement following a successful claim, get in touch on the number above.

How To Claim Compensation For A Work Accident

Before we look at some accident at work compensation examples, we’re going to explain how you can prove the accident was the fault of your employer. As well as demonstrating fault, any evidence you provide can show what injuries you experienced and how serious they are, something that will greatly help those valuing your claim.

Possible evidence you could collect includes:

  • We always recommend the first thing you do after an accident is get professional medicla help. While your health is our first concern, the records of this treatment, such as copies of any scans or the results of tests that were performed, are very useful in showing what injuries were sustained and how serious they were.
  • Employers with 10 or more employers are required to keep an accident book showing what incidents occurred and who was affected. You can take a copy of your particular incident report.
  • If available, you have the right to request CCTV footage of the accident taking place.
  • Other employees, members of the public or anyone else who saw you get injured could be called upon to give a witness statement. Make sure you have contact details for them so they can provide a statement at a later date.

For support with gathering evidence, talk to our advisors for a free eligibility assessment today. If eligible, one of our solicitors could take on your case and help with assembling a body of evidence. Get in touch today using the contact information provided below.

Should I Report An Accident At Work?

It is important to report an accident at work for many reasons, not just for purposes connected to workplace accident claims. These include:

  • Being able to get medical help for your injuries
  • Provide evidence that an accident occurred and you were injured
  • Giving your employer the chance to investigate the incident and make adjustments to prevent future accidents
  • To comply with the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). There are certain injuries that employers have a legal obligation to report under RIDDOR.

Your workplace should have an accident book in which a workplace accident should be recorded. However, if there is no accident book at your workplace, you could send a written report of the incident to your employer, so they have a record of it.

If you’d like to learn more about how to report your injuries with a view to making an accident at work compensation claim, you can contact an advisor. They could provide free legal advice and check your eligibility to claim.

Accident At Work Compensation Examples – How Is Injury Compensation Calculated?

If you successfully claim workplace injury compensation, you can receive up to two heads of claim. These are known as general damages and special damages. You can receive general damages for the pain and suffering your injuries caused you to experience. They can include both physical and psychological injuries.

In order to accurately calculate the general damages head of claim, legal professionals can use several resources. For example, you may be invited to attend an independent medical assessment. The report produced from this assessment can show the full extent of your injuries and the impact on your quality of life. This can be used alongside another resource called the Judicial College Guidelines to help legal professionals when valuing your injuries.

The guidelines provide guideline compensation brackets that correspond to different injuries. We have included these in the table below. However, these are only accident at work compensation examples and are not reflective of what you will receive. As such, you should only use them as a guide because your actual settlement could differ from what’s listed in the table.

Compensation Table

Please be advised that the first entry was not taken from the JCG.

Injury/ SeverityGuideline Settlement AmountAdditional Details
Multiple Very Serious Injuries With Special DamagesUp to £1,000,000 and above;Cases where multiple very serious injuries have been sustained. There will also have been significant costs incurred such as, lost income, travel costs and care expenses.
Brain Damage: (a) Very severe£344,150 to £493,000The person will display little or no response to their environment, have little or no language function and will require full time care.
Brain Damage: (b) Moderately Severe£267,340 to £344,150The person could suffer physical or cognitive disabilities of a very serious nature. They will have a substantial dependence on others and need constant professional care.
Neck Injury: (a) Severe (ii)£80,240 to £159,770An injury to the neck which could involve serious damage or fracture of the cervical disc. This leads to disabilities of a considerable severity.
Neck Injury: (b) Moderate (ii)£16,770 to £30,500This bracket includes soft tissue injuries, wrenching-type injuries and disc lesions that are severe and cause several issues.
Back Injury: (a) Severe (ii)£90,510 to £107,910This bracket includes cases with special features such as nerve root damage alongside loss of sensation, mobility impairment and other issues.
Back Injury: (a) Severe (iii)£47,320 to £85,100Disc fractures or lesions or fractures of the vertebral bodies are injuries included in this bracket.
Foot Injury: (e) Serious£30,500 to £47,840Less severe injuries than in higher brackets but there is still ongoing pain, prolonged treatment and the risk of surgery.
Arm Injury: (c) Less severe£23,430 to £47,810There has been a substantial recovery but the person will still experience significant disabilities.
Elbow Injury: (b) Less severe£19,100 to £39,070Elbow injuries which impair function but there is no major surgery needed and no significant disability caused.

You could also be awarded special damages within your settlement. This head of claim seeks to compensate for the financial losses caused by your injuries. Examples of the losses can include:

  • Travel costs
  • Cost of care
  • Medical costs
  • Cost of home adaptations
  • Loss of earnings, both past and future

It’s important that you provide evidence of these losses, such as receipts, payslips or invoices. These can support your claim for special damages.

To learn more about workplace injury compensation and how much you could be entitled to after a successful claim, please get in touch using the number at the top of the page.

Can I Use A No Win No Fee Agreement For An Accident At Work Claim?

You may wish to hire a solicitor to represent your claim. If so, we could help. Our solicitors work on a strictly No Win No Fee basis with a Conditional Fee Agreement. As such, you will not be required to pay for the services your solicitor provides you if your claim does not succeed.

If your claim does succeed, you will be expected to pay a success fee from your compensation. Your solicitor will take legally capped percentage of the compensation as their fee.

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Contact Us For More Information On Accident At Work Compensation Examples

We hope this guide exploring accident at work compensation examples has helped. However, if you have any other questions regarding your potential claim, please get in touch with an advisor. They are available 24/7 to provide free legal advice. To reach them, you can:

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Edited by MMI