Accident at work advice

Daff_Duck

Daff_Duck

Daff_Duck

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I burnt myself at work last week and have now have a scar on @ 1.5 inches just above my inside left elbow.Which as its a burn I doubt will go now its just very very red and the skin is damaged.

At first I didn't think much of it as its one of those things "old school" but my wife and sons have been on and on at me to claim from the surgery I was in as this pipe should have had a warning on It to say it was extremely hot which it didn't

I did at the time mention it to the staff but like I said just thought it was part and parcel of the job I do and to be more careful next time.. so I am on here to ask "what do is the consensus of opinion" should I claim? I have reported it and put it in the accident book at the surgery but nothing else, I haven't raised with my boss etc

IF I were to claim do I have to go down the ambulance chasers route or is there another way? In addition going forward it could prove difficult working in that surgery again given that I may claim against there insurance, is this something I need to take into consideration before I decide?


Thanks
 
What are the circumstances surrounding the burn? There would need to be some negligence involved for a successful claim.
 
Get it fixed for sure.

But taking your employers (I assume?) to court over what I assume is really just a minor burn rather than something that is going to give you permanent scarring/pain could massively sour your relationship with them, even if it would just be an insurance payout.
 
It sounds like just a little burn and a week is hardly long enough to call it a scar. Shrug it off and plod on.
 
How important is it that you stay on good terms with the surgery? Will it effect your job/employment?

Is it something that is going to give you problems in the future or did it cause significant pay? Did you lose earnings because of it?

For a small burn (unless it's worse than it sounds) it sounds like your family are making a mountain out of a molehill as part of the silly nanny-state blame-culture we have.
 
depends who's fault it was - if it was you being unsafe and not following the company safety policy then they could just turn around and sack you.
 
Where were you working at the time? If it was the boiler room surely it's just common sense they might be hot. I would assume there was a general sign to cover the lot.
 
My day job is Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury so I have tons of experience in this.
How much money have you lost?
Will this scar affect your daily life in the future?
I know you've reported it but have H&S been informed and has the offending pipe been covered or a sign put up?

To make a Claim you need to see a Solicitor who will then put a Pre Action Disclosure in and then taxpayers can pay for the two party's to go through the process (you sound like you work in Healthcare of some sort).
Really think hard about how much damage has been done to you.
 
Mynight said:
Where were you working at the time? If it was the boiler room surely it's just common sense they might be hot. I would assume there was a general sign to cover the lot.
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There has to be some form of barrier to prevent people coming into contact with hot pipework if it's hot enough to burn (think it's a surface temperature of 60+ degC). If the op removed the barrier then he would be at fault though.

Unless the burn is massively disfiguring, any payout would likely be completely not worth the hassle, stress and subsequent fallout with the employer in my opinion.
 
1. If your location is correct, you're not in America so there's no need to 'claim'

2. Raise it with the appropriate person that perhaps a sign should be located next to the pipe. At least then you've raised it and its up to the surgery to do something about it. So if someone thinks its worth suing over then its over to them.
 
Jokester said:
There has to be some form of barrier to prevent people coming into contact with hot pipework if it's hot enough to burn (think it's a surface temperature of 60+ degC). If the op removed the barrier then he would be at fault though.
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Aargh right I didn't realise that was the case. Thanks for the info :).
 
Man up and get on with your life. Your kids will probably just parrot whatever your wife says and your wife is probably thinking you will get some money. Its not done any lasting damage or affected your life. You don't sound like you are worried about others hurting themselves in the same way and it sounds like you are trying to wring some money out of it.
 
You cant be serious? I think they would be laughing at you if you try to claim money.
Unless it burned your arm so bad you cant use it.
 
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