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.