Best way to claim after an accident

Indie_Kid

I would hope those firms would just laugh and refuse to take on this case.

Your post really is an insult, OP. There's at least one person on here (probably more) that I am aware of has sued after an accident. But unlike you, they've been left with some pretty serious injuries which means they can't work.

Errata

vurtvurt wrote: »

Yes it was an accident,

But it was a large printer the company wanted moved. I suggested that it was a two man job but as resources were not available I was sent to do it myself. If two people attended it would not have happened.

Any useful answers please?

You bear some responsibility for undertaking a task you knew wasn't safe.
To make a claim against your employer you would need a copy of the incident in the accident book, witness statements, what medical attention you sought and what was given, and probably a letter from your GP (good luck with that one).

rogerblack

Indie_Kid wrote: »

I would hope those firms would just laugh and refuse to take on this case.

What amount of money - paid beforehand - would lead the employee to accept going through several days severe pain, and having a scar?
I agree no serious long-lasting disability has happened - but that's not the only consideration.

Errata

rogerblack wrote: »

What amount of money - paid beforehand - would lead the employee to accept going through several days severe pain, and having a scar?
I agree no serious long-lasting disability has happened - but that's not the only consideration.

What might other considerations be?

poppy12345

Indie_Kid wrote: »

I would hope those firms would just laugh and refuse to take on this case.

Your post really is an insult, OP. There's at least one person on here (probably more) that I am aware of has sued after an accident. But unlike you, they've been left with some pretty serious injuries which means they can't work.

Well said Indie Kid. The OP is just having a laugh. Seriously, some people will do anything for money. IMO if the OP goes thru with this and tries to make a claim for this ridiculous injury they're making their self look a complete fool. Enuf said.

rogerblack

Errata wrote: »

What might other considerations be?

So employers should be entirely free to ignore working practices that do not result in permanent disability, and just cause minor injuries?

merlin68

Im currently going through a claim with minster law my landlord done a dodgy repair on my stairs which should have been replaced and i suffered a torn knee ligament and leg muscle which has caused me pain since january.
If hed done the job properly i wouldnt have fell down. all i could claim for was pain and suffering. It's taken since january to get to the final part just had the medical.

Indie_Kid

merlin68 wrote: »

Im currently going through a claim with minster law my landlord done a dodgy repair on my stairs which should have been replaced and i suffered a torn knee ligament and leg muscle which has caused me pain since january.
If hed done the job properly i wouldnt have fell down. all i could claim for was pain and suffering. It's taken since january to get to the final part just had the medical.

This is far more understanable than the OPs situation.

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my dd had an accident at work,she used a no win no fee solicitor and the employers insurers paid up in 3 weeks as there was no record of her receiving training to do what caused the accident
my advice is "wheres theres blame there could be a claim"

Parva

The land we live in and its laws.... There wasn't so many compensation claims when men were going to war or digging coal faces several hundred feet underground with nothing more than a bird to detect deadly gasses.

Still, the OP grazed their leg, call the lawyers! I actually fell off my Raleigh Tomohawk when I was 12 (the Tomohawk was the Chopper's little brother). I grazed a lot of parts and it bloody hurt! I didn't go looking to blame anybody, it happened.

There's stupidity and then there's REAL stupidity. Someone walking into a room that had just been cleaned with chemicals that were considered dangerous is stupidity. REAL stupidity is picking up a piece of equipment that you could never hope to hold on your own due to the weight of it. And further stupidity for trying to claim against that.

And just to prove that the world has indeed gone mad....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11155731/13m-lawsuit-proves-Red-Bull-doesnt-give-you-wings.html