In the UK an employer is required by law to keep an accident book - all accidents to employees should be recorded in this book.
See the link below to see all the records an employer should keep when an accident at work occurs.
Effective accident and incident reporting is vital for all staff members to create a record of the event for insurance purposes. It also encourages people to work safely because they know when they do not they will be recorded by their peers.
In the UK the employer must record all accident details. However, it is up to the employee or witnesses to report it to the employer.
For long term planning and to record work done and how well it was done
In most cases, a work-related injury attorney is not necessary. However, it may be in your best interest to hire one, especially if you believe the company you work for is at fault.
It is very important that when an employee becomes involved in a work related accident that he or she report it immediately to their boss or supervisor. This allows for the members of management to take the necessary precautions to prevent this accident from happening again in the future.
Work-Related Accident
If you have an accident while at work, or conducting work business, yes, you need to tell them.
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one that misses work after the accident
Yes. If it's a company car and is insured through your employer, the employer's insurance company would pay out the claim. The accident would still show up on your record though.
An accident that happens normally at a place of work. Industrial accidents are normally referred as that if there is a wide scale accident.
In short, no. Even if you do all the work yourself, there are costs associated with gathering the necessary records, paperwork, forms, and filing fees.