Work injury

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My husband had an injury at work, he badly injured his thumb. He is yet to find out if he will be able to use it again or require further surgeries.

At this moment in time he is unable to work, not sure he will be able to if he's unable to use his thumb again in his line of work.

He is unsure whether to claim or just see it out, does anyone have any advice or can point in the right direction if he decides to claim?

If the employer has been negligent then yes there is potential for a claim.

He will need to speak to a solicitor who deals with employers liability claims. Does he have legal cover from a union membership, or legal expenses cover on a household insurance policy?

How long ago was it? Hopefully it will have been recorded and measures taken to avoid recurrence. Iirc you have several years to claim for injuries, so he can wait and see.

If he does decide to claim, whatever you do, DON'T use firms that advertise on the television. Find a specialist solicitor for the injury.

As mentioned-

Is he in a Union?
Start writing everything down/timeline of events/appointment dates etc, anything you can think of.
Have a look at Industrial Injuries Benefit on GOV.UK

My DH had an accident at work, PM if you wish.

If it was an accident I would claim, go through his union or find a reputable solicitor, not a tv ad one. Is he claiming sick benefit and look at temporary disability benefits. It should have been recorded at the time and statements taken.

Thanks everyone.

It happened with a machine he was never trained on, his work had a training day after accident with this machine and pulled my husband from going to keep it hush!

He went back to work the Monday after the accident, not on tools etc but back in office as he couldn't afford to be off.

Thumb is pretty much buggered, he had physio today, I think he's going to wait a bit and see how he gets on.

I have passed on advice use have given regarding solicitor.

They may try to argue that he shouldn't have used a machine he wasn't trained to use, they will try anything. How long has he worked there, he will need a copy of the accident report, his contract, training records and their safety policy.

You can look up the health and safety executive website, it details employers responsibilites with training and machinery.