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Tuesday 23 August 2011

How to Make Work Accident Claim?


If the accident which occurred at your work place has caused some injury, illness or due to it your normal lifestyle has been affected then you are entitled to get compensation for the accident. 

Now comes a question that should you claim for work accident compensation?

If an employee gets injured at their workplace then in that case he has the right to claim for work accident compensation. This claim made by you should get reported in the book where accident records are maintained. The claim should be made in the time period of three years when your accident occurred. 

It should be noticed that when you claim then the step you have taken is in the right direction.

One very important thing that you must remember at the time of claim is that you must not file the claim directly against the manager. Also be aware that because of the claim that you filed, you cannot be dismissed from your work place. Because it is certainly illegal if someone dismiss you from your office under these situations. So you should not worry about your employment while filing the claim.

Outside the court also you can settle the matter of work accident compensation. It is generally seen that mostly all the cases of this type are settled outside the court by the concerned parties. Also one more thing is to note that if you suffered and have an injury which sustained even later then you get the opportunity to file the work accident claim.

This claim helps you to cover up the loss which incurred due to the salary loss, injuries or some other related issues. These types of claims are made for various types of accidents that occurred in the factories. If necessary steps are not taken for ensuring the safety of the employee then because of this, these accidents occur. If in your industry these steps are not taken and have ignored all these duties then the employee can claim for the compensation.

What are the steps to file a work accident compensation claim?

If you face an accident at your work place then you must contact some good company which has the specialization in the field of work accident compensation claims. The compensation amount naturally depends on the kind of claim and also on the injury which occurred during the accident at your place of work. There are many companies that are expert in the field of claims and will easily handle your case. They handle the claim by saying that if they get unsuccessful then in that case you are not required to pay any fee to those people.