Making a workplace accident claim is your legal right if you have been hurt during the course of employment and the injury could and should have been prevented.
Employers have a duty of care towards their staff which means they must take reasonable precautions to keep workers safe.
This means that any negligent or irresponsible behaviour that leads to an injury could be the basis of a workplace accident claim.
If you have been involved in an incident, whether it was a chemical burn where you should have been given protective clothing, or a fall from height where safety equipment was not in use, you might be able to claim. Injury claims.