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Injuries sustained from work accidents may mean you have to take time off work to recover which can lead to financial difficulties. Making a work accident claim will help ease the financial burden and also provide you with treatment to enable a full recovery.

You normally have 3 years from when your personal injury at work occurred to start your compensation claim and you must claim within this time limit. If the work accident involved a person under 18, then the three years do not start until their 18th birthday

Some common accidents at work include:

Slip/Trip Injuries, Back Injury due to Lifting Objects, Forklift Truck Accidents, Scaffolding Accidents, Factory Accidents, Vibration White Finger, Asbestos Related Disease, Industrial Dermatitis Disease, Industrial Deafness, Accidents due to Inadequate Training

Accidents or Injuries in the workplace can occur through many hazards. Some typical examples of work accidents include the following:

• Involved in a forklift truck (FLT) accident.
• Construction site accidents, including scaffolding accidents and ladder accidents.
• Slipping accidents at work, e.g. slipped on a wet floor with no warning sign.
• Tripped over a cable.
• Not been provided with protective equipment.
• Had a road accident whilst delivering goods.
• Used unsuitable or faulty equipment provided by the employer.
• Manual handling injuries, e.g. had to lift heavy objects which caused an injury.
• Been provided with inadequate training .
• Been injured as a result of mistakes made by other employees.

Examples of compensation amounts awarded for injuries suffered from a work accident:

• Fractured finger with recovery within a few weeks - up to £1,750*
• Moderate injuries such as frozen shoulder - up to £6,000*
• Serious injury to ring or middle fingers - up to £7,750*
• Leg injuries including torn cartilage, weakness and instability - up to £13,000*
• Moderate back injury - up to £21,500*
• Complete loss of function in the wrist - up to £33,000*
• Severe injury to foot - up to £37,000*

* Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar work injuries.

You may have been involved in an accident at work in an office environment, on a building site, restaurant, shop, warehouse, factory or a farm. If driving is part of your job, the work accident could be whilst driving a car, van, forklift or lorry. In this case your employer should ensure that the vehicle is safe and roadworthy.

Examples of compensation amounts awarded for whiplash and neck injuries:

• Minor Whiplash Injury - up to £4,250*
• Moderate Whiplash Injury - up to £7,750*
• Severe Neck Injury - up to £82,000*

* Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar injuries.

It is advisable to seek medical advice from your GP or local hospital as soon as possible following a whiplash injury as they will be able to recommend the best treatment for you. The GP/Hospital records of your injury are used when making your personal injury claim.

What are the symptoms of a whiplash injury?

You may experience whiplash or neck pain immediately after the accident or it could take several days for symptoms to develop. Some of the most common symptoms include:

• Neck stiffness, which may persist over weeks, months or even years.
• Headaches and dizziness
• Difficulty swallowing
• Shoulder and back pain

The most common personal injury claim is for whiplash. In the UK the car insurance companies do not like taking the claims to court and is often settled "out of court" with a nominal sum ranging from £1000 -£90000. This is obviously due to the nature of the injury and the amount of damage done to your neck and back during your car accident.

Hi all, I am setting up this blog just to allow people and to give advice to those who have suffered a personal injury to themselves or to a friend or family member. This can be a tricky thing to get right. Personal injury claims have been around for many years and I hope that you will be able to take at least some advice from my blog.