Work Accident Compensation Claim Records

Keeping a record of events to aid your claim

If you are injured in an accident at work it is important you carry out the necessary steps to optimise the strength of your claim and be rewarded the compensation you deserve. Carrying out these steps as soon as possible would allow you to receive the most appropriate treatment and ensure that your injury is recorded.

Reporting the work accident

The first thing you should do when you have an accident at work you should report it. You should firstly report it to your supervisor and then report it to a member of the first aid team. Lastly, if you are a member of a union you should report the accident to your union representative.

Accident book

After reporting the case you should then make sure details of the accident are written in the accident book and you sign it. You should then seek medical attention from the surgery in your workplace and describe every kind of injury you may have suffered so they can keep a full medical record of your accidents.

Work accident questionnaire

After receiving the attention you need it is important to carry out a workplace accident questionnaire. It is also to provide an accurate description of the accident so that it won’t happen again in the future. Your supervisor will then have to carry and an investigation and report the case so it is important you assist them to make it more accurate and also to help your compensation claim in the future.

Health and safety

In the case that you have to take time off work due to the accident you have to notify your employer the reasons why you are absent so they can report the accident to the Health and Safety Executive.

Diary of symptoms and expenses

When recovering from the accident it is advised you keep a note of any physical or psychological symptoms to aid your compensation claim. A final step you should take while recovering, if you lose any expenditure due to the injury you should always keep receipts as proof of your loss. This is so you can claim it back in the future.

It is important to know that your employer has insurance for workplace accidents so you should not hesitate in carrying out these steps and the sooner you do the stronger your claim for compensation will be.