{"id":124,"date":"2008-09-09T11:01:43","date_gmt":"2008-09-09T10:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2008-09-09T11:01:43","modified_gmt":"2008-09-09T10:01:43","slug":"reporting-an-injury-or-accident-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2008\/09\/09\/reporting-an-injury-or-accident-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting An Injury Or Accident At Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are the employer, or have an authority role at work and are in charge of a certain area or are even self-employed, you have a legal duty to make sure that any <strong>accident or injury within the workplace<\/strong> is reported or recorded by the quickest means possible.<\/p>\n<p>Not all accidents \/ injuries are required to be reported, some can be simply recorded in an accident book, such as minor incidents where a person suffered a small cut or graze. If treatment was given then it is best to record the details of the person who suffered the accident, the circumstances in which the injury was received and if any treatment or first aid was necessary.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\">HSE<\/a> (Health and Safety Executive), you must, however, report to the proper authorities events and accidents that are of a serious nature, like the following:<\/p>\n<p>* Death<br \/>\n* Major Accident Injuries<br \/>\n* 3 Day Injuries \u2013 Where a person has been injured at work and is not able to return to work due to the injury for over 3 days.<br \/>\n* Injuries to members of the public or people who are not employed by the organisation that the injury took place within<br \/>\n* Work related Diseases<br \/>\n* Dangerous Incidents \u2013 when an injury did not actually take place but could have done<\/p>\n<p>In the event that you have indeed suffered an <strong>injury at your workplace<\/strong> and are thinking about pursuing a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">personal injury claim<\/a> then speak to The Injury Lawyers on <strong>0800 634 7575<\/strong> and receive proper legal advice about how to proceed with your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/accidents_at_work.php\">accident at work injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are the employer, or have an authority role at work and are in charge of a certain area or are even self-employed, you have a legal duty to make sure that any accident or injury within the workplace is reported or recorded by the quickest means possible. 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