After an accident at work, in a car, on your bike, at home, etc., it’s important to take a few steps to help your recovery and make sure you can make a claim in the future if you decide to.
After an accident at work, in a car, on your bike, at home, etc., it’s important to take a few steps to help your recovery and make sure you can make a claim in the future if you decide to.
When you’re in an accident, here’s what to do.
See Your Doctor
The first thing you should do is get medical help. If someone is hurt badly, you should call for an ambulance right away. Even though a doctor will look at your injuries, a first aider who is on duty should take care of you.
Report The Accident
Your manager needs to know about the accident, and the details need to be written down correctly. If your company doesn’t have an accident book, tell your boss what happened. Be sure to keep a copy. If someone gets hurt badly, the Health and Safety Executive needs to be told.
Talk To Witnesses And Get A Statement
Witnesses should give their names and ways to reach them. Ask them to write a statement as soon as possible, while the event is still fresh in their minds. Your boss will use the statement from the witness in any future claim. So, it is very important that they tell the truth about what happened.
Get Videos Or Photos Of The Accident And/Or Injury
You will need to show proof of your injuries and the accident scene in the form of photos and videos. Your personal injury lawyer can use this as proof that you were hurt at work because of dangerous conditions or broken equipment. Your lawyer may use both your medical records and photos to show how bad your injuries are. If you can’t, have a trusted coworker take photos of the scene of the accident and send you and your boss a copy.
Instruct A Solicitor
If you want to make a personal injury claim against your employer, you should talk to accident lawyers who specialize in accident claims at work. They can tell you how likely your claim is to be successful and start building a case to show that your employer was careless.
Record Your Losses And Expenses
If you’ve been hurt and can’t work, you should keep track of your costs and losses. Your lawyer will use this proof to figure out how much your claim is worth. There are many kinds of costs and losses that can happen, such as:
- When someone can’t work, they lose money.
- Appointments with doctors and travel costs
- How much medicine costs
- When you cancel a trip that you’ve already paid for, you lose money.
- The price paid for care
- Have you had to change anything about your house or car?
The sooner you call a lawyer, the better. Even if you don’t feel hurt, you should still go to the doctor. Pain and suffering cover a wide range of things. Keep track of all your paperwork.
