Following car accidents or slips and trips on local council maintained property, making an accident claim is very often the logical course of action to compensate victims for their injuries and any loss. However, if you have been injured in an accident in the workplace that was not your fault then it is also possible to make an accident claim.

Not so many people are so aware that it is possible to make a work accident claim, and few are keen to make one, feeling afraid that there will be negative consequences to making the claim. Victims of injury shouldn't feel this way: after all, the employer has failed in their responsibility to the employee's safety and it is illegal to penalise or terminate the contract of an employee because they have brought about an accident claim. What's more any compensation money comes from the insurance that the employer has, so the claim poses no threat to the company or the security of the jobs of other employees. Victims shouldn't feel bad about making their accident claim: the point of compensation is to relieve the financial burden of taking long amounts of time off work to recover from injury.

Many types of accident can constitute a work accident. The term covers accidents which take place in offices, shops, factories, warehouses, construction sites, restaurant or even farms. Should driving play a part in a victim's job then an accident which happens in a car, van, forklift or lorry may count too.

Obviously, it would be ideal if all employers complied perfectly one hundred per cent of the time with the strict health and safety legislation they are required to follow. Unfortunately, accident do happen. Accidents in fork lift trucks and on ladders and scaffolding are common examples.

If you are wondering if you have an accident claim for your workplace injury, it is best to consult an accident claim solicitor. If you do have a case then it is important to start the claim within three years of the date of the accident. The exception is that if the victim is a minor, they have three years from the date they turn eighteen to make their claim. However, different timescale limitation rules apply in cases of industrial disease.

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