Helping your case
You can make a big difference to the outcome of your case, by helping us in the following ways:-
- Make your own note of what has happened to you, with details of time, date, place and witnesses, as soon as you can. If you can, make a sketch plan or take photos to help record and explain the circumstances. If machinery or equipment was involved, make a note of the manufacturer, model, any known defects, and any maintenance regime.
- Make sure that the incident is recorded in the Accident Report Book which the law requires your employer to keep.
- If your workplace has a union, inform your union safety representative.
- Find out whether other people have experienced similar problems and get as much detail as you can of who was involved, what happened, when, whether your employer was told about it and if so whether they took any action.
- Ensure if you can that any serious accident (e.g. causing absence from work for more than 3 days) has been reported to the Health and Safety Executive or the local authority's Environmental Health Service.
- Get medical attention promptly and tell the hospital and/or your GP about your job and how you think it has caused your injury.
- Get specialist legal advice promptly.
- Keep every invoice, receipt or other record of your expenses and losses. This is not being "money-grabbing"! It is preserving evidence which we need to get the right level of compensation for you.
- Keep a diary of your symptoms and medical treatment.