Off work due to INJURY @ WORK

Caboodle

Hi....I twisted my knee while loading a van up at work, but thought it was just a genral twist and never put this in the accident book at work, but weeks later my knee was getting worse.....

so i went to the doctors and he said that i have DAMAGED my CARTLIDGE, so I am awaiting a operation.....what it is i have now been of work for over 6 weeks, so i am wondering if i can claim anything from my work ????

Or is there any other benefits i can claim ?
Can i have my council tax reduced at all ?

Your help would be really helpful.

jobbingmusician

Did anyone else at work witness your accident or know about it? If they did, there is a chance, I guess, that the employer is also responsible to ensure you complete the accident book. This is what yougov has to say...

Recording accidents

Any injury at work - including minor injuries - should be recorded in your employer's 'accident book'. All employers (except for very small companies) must keep an accident book. It's mainly for the benefit of employees, as it provides a useful record of what happened in case you need time off work or need to claim compensation later on. But recording accidents also helps your employer to see what's going wrong and take action to stop accidents in future.



There are plenty of solicitors out there who will take accidents at work on a no win no fee basis - IF they think you have a decent case. If you didn't mention it to anyone else at the time you don't have a case, IMHO.

If you are off work with no income, look on https://www.entitledto.com to check out benefits. I'm not an expert, but it sounds as if you should be entitled to at least SSP........:)

Weymouth_Man

I Hope This information is of help :beer:

The accident book is a requirement of the Department of Work and
Pensions,
made under Regulation 25 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments)
Regulations 1979. All companies with ten or more employees are legally
required to keep an accident book to record details of work-related
accidents that cause them personal injury.

Accidents should be reported either in writing or orally as soon as is
practicable after the accident has happened. Oral reports to the
employer
or a nominated colleague are helpful if a person cannot get to the
accident
book immediately, for example because they have to spend time at home
after
an accident. But note that the injured person should check the
accuracy of
the accident book entry on their return to work.

For further advice you should contact the Department for Work and
Pensions
Public Enquiries Line. Their contact details are as follows:

Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Injuries Policy
Benefit Integrity Team
JobcentrePlus
Room 3C21
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UA
Email: enquiries@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK
Internet: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/

Also the following information has been taken from the HSE's website
with
regards to reporting incidents under the Reporting of Injuries Diseases
and
Dangerous Occurence Regulations 1995:


What is reportable under RIDDOR?


As an employer, a person who is self-employed, or someone in control of
work premises, you have legal duties under RIDDOR that require you to
report and record some work-related accidents by the quickest means
possible.


Reportable deaths and major injuries


Deaths


If there is an accident connected with work and your employee, or
self-employed person working on the premises, or a member of the public
is
killed you must notify the enforcing authority without delay. You can
either telephone the ICC on 0845 300 99 23 or complete the appropriate
online form (F2508).


Major injuries


If there is an accident connected with work and your employee, or
self-employed person working on the premises sustains a major injury,
or a
member of the public suffers an injury and is taken to hospital from
the
site of the accident, you must notify the enforcing authority without
delay
by telephoning the ICC or completing the appropriate online form
(F2508).


Reportable major injuries are:

· Fracture, other than to fingers, thumbs and toes;
· Amputation;
· Dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine;
· Loss of sight (temporary or permanent);
· Chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury
to
the eye;
· Injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical burn
leading to
unconsciousness, or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital
for
more than 24 hours;
· Any other injury: leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness
or
unconsciousness; or requiring resuscitation; or requiring admittance to
hospital for more than 24 hours;
· Unconsciousness caused by asphyxia or exposure to harmful
substance
or biological agent;
· Acute illness requiring medical treatment, or loss of
consciousness
arising from absorption of any substance by inhalation, ingestion or
through the skin;
· Acute illness requiring medical treatment where there is reason
to
believe that this resulted from exposure to a biological agent or its
toxins or infected material.

Reportable over-three-day injuries


If there is an accident connected with work (including an act of
physical
violence) and your employee, or a self-employed person working on your
premises, suffers an over-three-day injury you must report it to the
enforcing authority within ten days.


An over-3-day injury is one which is not "major" but results in the
injured
person being away from work OR unable to do their full range of their
normal duties for more than three days. You can notify the enforcing
authority by telephoning the Incident Contact Centre on 0845 300 99 23
or
completing the appropriate online form (F2508).


Reportable disease


If a doctor notifies you that your employee suffers from a reportable
work-related disease, then you must report it to the enforcing
authority.


Reportable diseases include:

· Certain poisonings;
· Some skin diseases such as occupational dermatitis, skin cancer,
chrome ulcer, oil folliculitis/acne;
· Lung diseases including: occupational asthma, farmer's lung,
pneumoconiosis, asbestosis, mesothelioma;
· Infections such as: leptospirosis; hepatitis; tuberculosis;
anthrax;
legionellosis and tetanus;
· Other conditions such as: occupational cancer; certain
musculoskeletal disorders; decompression illness and hand-arm vibration
syndrome.
· A full list of reportable disease
You can notify the enforcing authority by telephoning the Incident
Contact
Centre on 0845 300 99 23 or completing the appropriate online form
(F2508A)

Reportable dangerous occurrences (near misses)


If something happens which does not result in a reportable injury, but
which clearly could have done, then it may be a dangerous occurrence
which
must be reported immediately. Just call the Incident Contact Centre on
0845
300 99 23 or complete the appropriate online form.


Reportable dangerous occurrences are:

· Collapse, overturning or failure of load-bearing parts of lifts
and
lifting equipment;
· Explosion, collapse or bursting of any closed vessel or
associated
pipework;
· Failure of any freight container in any of its load-bearing
parts;
· Plant or equipment coming into contact with overhead power
lines;
· Electrical short circuit or overload causing fire or explosion;
· Any unintentional explosion, misfire, failure of demolition to
cause
the intended collapse, projection of material beyond a site boundary,
injury caused by an explosion;Accidental release of a biological agent
likely to cause severe human illness;
· Failure of industrial radiography or irradiation equipment to
de-energise or return to its safe position after the intended exposure
period;
· Malfunction of breathing apparatus while in use or during
testing
immediately before use;
· Failure or endangering of diving equipment, the trapping of a
diver,
an explosion near a diver, or an uncontrolled ascent;
· Collapse or partial collapse of a scaffold over five metres
high, or
erected near water where there could be a risk of drowning after a
fall;
· Unintended collision of a train with any vehicle;
· Dangerous occurrence at a well (other than a water well);
· Dangerous occurrence at a pipeline;
· Failure of any load-bearing fairground equipment, or derailment
or
unintended collision of cars or trains;
· A road tanker carrying a dangerous substance overturns, suffers
serious damage, catches fire or the substance is released;
· A dangerous substance being conveyed by road is involved in a
fire or
released;
· The following dangerous occurrences are reportable except in
relation
to offshore workplaces: unintended collapse of: any building or
structure
under construction, alteration or demolition where over five tonnes of
material falls; a wall or floor in a place of work; any false-work;
· Explosion or fire causing suspension of normal work for over 24
hours;
· Sudden, uncontrolled release in a building of: 100 kg or more of
flammable liquid; 10 kg of flammable liquid above its boiling point; 10
kg
or more of flammable gas; or of 500 kg of these substances if the
release
is in the open air;
· Accidental release of any substance which may damage health.

Additional categories of dangerous occurrences apply to mines,
quarries,
relevant transport systems (railways etc) and offshore workplaces.
Detailed
information is provided in the relevant schedules to the regulations
and
the Guide to RIDDOR


Reportable gas incidents


If you are a distributor, filler, importer or supplier of flammable gas
and
you learn, either directly or indirectly that someone has died or
suffered
a 'major injury' in connection with the gas you distributed, filled,
imported or supplied, then this must be reported immediately. Just call
the
Incident Contact Centre on 0845 300 99 23 or complete the appropriate
online form (F2508G1).


If you are an installer of gas appliances registered with the Council
for
Registered Installers (CORGI), you must provide details of any gas
appliances or fittings that you consider to be dangerous, to such an
extent
that people could die or suffer a 'major injury', because the design,
construction, installation, modification or servicing could result in:


(a) an accidental leakage of gas;


(b) inadequate combustion of gas or ;


(c) inadequate removal of products of the combustion of gas.


Just call the Incident Contact Centre on 0845 300 99 23, or complete
the
appropriate online form (F2508G2).


When do I need to make a report?


Although the Regulations specify varying timescales for reporting
different
types of incidents, it is advisable to ring and report the incident as
soon
as possible by calling the Incident Contact Centre on 0845 300 99 23.


In cases of death, major injury, or dangerous occurrences, you must
notify
the enforcing authority without delay, most easily by calling the
Incident
Contact Centre on 0845 300 99 23.


Cases of over-three day injuries must be notified within ten days of
the
incident occurring.


Cases of disease should be reported as soon as a doctor notifies you
that
your employee suffers from a reportable work-related disease.


What records do I need to keep?


You must keep a record of any reportable injury, disease or dangerous
occurrence. This must include the date and method of reporting; the
date,
time and place of the event; personal details of those involved; and a
brief description of the nature of the event or disease.


You can keep the record in any form you wish. You could, for example,
choose to


keep your records by:

· keeping copies of report forms in a file;
· recording the details on a computer;
· using your Accident Book entry;
· maintaining a written log.

If you choose to report the incident by telephone or through this web
site,
the ICC will send you a copy of the record held within the database.
You
will be able to request amendments to the record if you feel the report
is
not fully accurate.

What is the Incident Contact Centre (ICC)?


The ICC is a ‘one-stop’ reporting service for work-related health
and
safety incidents in the UK. It was established on 1 April 2001 and is a
primarily a call centre, open from Monday to Friday between 8:30am and
5:00pm. If you wish to speak to an ICC operator, just call 0845 300 99
23.
All information will remain confidential.


How does the ICC work?


The responsible person, usually the employer or person in control of
the
premises, must report all incidents and keep appropriate records. The
quickest and easiest way to do this is to call the Incident Contact
Centre
on 0845 300 99 23 with no need to fill in a report form. The ICC
Consultant
will ask a few questions and take down appropriate details, this is
reporting. Your report will be passed on to the relevant enforcing
authority. You will be sent a copy of the information recorded which
you
can file - this meets the RIDDOR requirement to keep records of all
reportable incidents. It’s as easy as that. When you receive a copy
of the
information recorded, you will be able to correct any errors or
omissions.


You can also report by completing an interactive form which
automatically
sends you a copy for your records.


Reports are also accepted via email or post to the ICC.


How do I contact the ICC?

· By phone: 0845 300 99 23 (local rate)
· Online: HSE RIDDOR - Report online
· By email: riddor@natbrit.com
· By Post: Incident Contact Centre, Caerphilly Business Park,
Caerphilly CF83 3GG.


Further information is contained in L73, which contains the
legislation,
the Approved Code of Practice and the Guidance:
L73, A guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR),
ISBN 9780717624315, priced at £7.95.


Copies of L73 are available from HSE Books:

HSE Books
PO Box 1999,
Sudbury,
Suffolk, CO10 2WA.
Tel: 01787 881165
Fax: 01787 313995
Email: hsebooks@prolog.uk.com
http://www.hsebooks.com

Many of the free publications can also be downloaded from the HSE
Website:
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hesitate to contact this address again or telephone HSE Infoline
on
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