Work Accident Explained

The legal duty of an employer is to take reasonable care for the health and safety of an employee. This is embodied in both case law and in numerous statutes passed by parliament for the protection of employees. There are in addition other accident circumstances where an employer may be absolutely liable for his acts or omissions which cause injury to his employees as a result of an accident at work.

An employer is required to provide competent co-workers, adequate materials and a safe system of work with proper training and supervision and if he does not do so and an accident causing personal injury occurs then the employer may be liable to compensate the employee

In practice this means that if you are injured as a result of a co-workers negligent mistake, or as a result of dangerous or faulty machinery, equipment or premises, or as a result of unsafe working practices, or lack of proper supervision or training, or due to inadequate safety equipment or protective clothing then you may be able to claim compensation.

For advice on our risk free no win no fee legal service from accredited specialist personal injury solicitors then just complete the work accident report form and a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will telephone you at no cost and with no obligation.