Accidents can happen to any employee when in the workplace. The accident may be due to your own fault, working with faulty tools or equipment, working in a hazardous working environment among others. Regardless of whose fault it is, you should file for an accident at work UK compensation claim when you sustain injuries.
Immediately an accident occurs, report it to your supervisor or the human resources manager. You will usually be requested to put your claims in writing in the company’s accident book. If your employer does not provide such a book, put the incidence in writing on a paper and present it to him. Explain clearly what the accident was, how it happened, what injuries you sustained and which employees witnessed the incident.
After recording the incident, you will have to file an accident at work UK claims form for the employer to act on your compensation request. In this form, make sure you include all the expenses you had to pay to treat the injuries you sustained. It is important to keep all receipts of payment for medical treatment as they will act as evidence of your expenses. When coming up with a compensation figure, consider other sufferings you incurred that may not necessarily be measured in monetary terms.