Any injury, physical or psychological, caused on account of an accident or medical negligence, is referred to as a ‘personal injury’. You can always ask for compensation by way of personal injury claim for an injury, disease or condition caused due to negligence or because of someone else’s fault. A personal injury can take different forms, including accidents at work, car accidents, industrial diseases, slips, trips and falls, medical negligence, dental negligence and so on.
Long term injuries can bring a situation when you are unable to work and need medical care for a long period. Short term injuries too can involve pain and a loss of income. If you have been nowhere responsible for either of these personal injuries, you can easily claim compensation for them.
Personal injury claims for work accidents
Many a time personal injury claims are related to work accidents. As per the recent survey by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), more than 150,000 personal injury claims have been reported in the UK so far and out of which more than 2 million people are suffering from ill health owing to accidents at work. There are several cases where personal injuries have resulted from slips, trips or falls due to wet floors, trailing cables, damaged flooring or working at height without taking adequate safety measures.
The HSE also reports that about 1,000 people are suffering from broken bones and head injuries on account of slips, trips and falls every month. A special campaign has been launched by the HSE “Shattered Lives Campaign” that brings awareness amongst employers to address such frequent work accident issues with appropriate measures.
Besides slips, trips and falls, other personal injury claims that can be claimed for include road traffic accidents, medical negligence, motorbike accidents, whiplash injuries, work accidents leading to burns, deafness, etc and industrial diseases such as cancer, asbestosis, allergies, etc.
Long term injuries can bring a situation when you are unable to work and need medical care for a long period. Short term injuries too can involve pain and a loss of income. If you have been nowhere responsible for either of these personal injuries, you can easily claim compensation for them.
Personal injury claims for work accidents
Many a time personal injury claims are related to work accidents. As per the recent survey by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), more than 150,000 personal injury claims have been reported in the UK so far and out of which more than 2 million people are suffering from ill health owing to accidents at work. There are several cases where personal injuries have resulted from slips, trips or falls due to wet floors, trailing cables, damaged flooring or working at height without taking adequate safety measures.
The HSE also reports that about 1,000 people are suffering from broken bones and head injuries on account of slips, trips and falls every month. A special campaign has been launched by the HSE “Shattered Lives Campaign” that brings awareness amongst employers to address such frequent work accident issues with appropriate measures.
Besides slips, trips and falls, other personal injury claims that can be claimed for include road traffic accidents, medical negligence, motorbike accidents, whiplash injuries, work accidents leading to burns, deafness, etc and industrial diseases such as cancer, asbestosis, allergies, etc.
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