| After a workplace accident, the victim faces severe | | | | victim faces after the injury are the indirect |
| consequences of injury at work. Accidents are | | | | consequences. They cannot be defined easily and |
| customary at workplaces mainly consequential of | | | | affect a person emotionally, mentally and may bring |
| complicated machinery or deficient of safe work | | | | about psychological disorders. The victim is also likely |
| surroundings. It is the responsibility of the owner to look | | | | to face intense poignant anguish and verbal abuse |
| after the security of all the employees and endow | | | | which can be compensated under indirect |
| them with a hazard free environment in which they | | | | consequences. Indirect consequences are a result of |
| are secure. They must ensure that the workers are | | | | carrying out hazardous operations under specific |
| appropriately trained for specific jobs and should impart | | | | circumstances. If a person dies after the accident then |
| them adequate training for the same. In deficiency of | | | | the family members can claim compensation under |
| these facilities the employees are hurt and the | | | | illegal demise laws. |
| consequences that they confront might be very awful. | | | | Consequences of injury at work can crop up at any |
| Although, nowadays many laws have been | | | | working place whether it is a factory or an office, or a |
| established keeping in mind wellbeing of the workers | | | | construction site or any other location of employment. |
| but still many people have a propensity to get injured | | | | You can effortlessly make a claim to obtain |
| at work. | | | | compensation provided you are not in the wrong side |
| There are two types of consequences of injury at | | | | during the accident. It is mandatory to verify the |
| work: | | | | carelessness of the owner to get compensation |
| " Direct consequences: It is the instantaneous injury or | | | | against the injury that you have sustained. You have |
| damage that the victim faces right after the injury. | | | | to provide enough proof that you were not provided |
| These are inclusive of personal injury and any other | | | | with safety in the work environment, proper machinery |
| losses of property, money etc. Right after the accident | | | | and equipment and adequate training for the job. |
| the victim is forced to face many crucial | | | | According to regulations employer must also provide |
| consequences like pain and suffering due to injury, loss | | | | you with fire escape means, hygienic workplace, |
| of property, clothing and other things. In many cases, | | | | sufficient light, proper sanitary services and enough |
| the employee is impaired for life and cannot carry out | | | | space to work. In absence of these, one is likely to be |
| his previous work; hence the consequence of work | | | | injured and he can file for compensation. |
| injury can be very grave. Physical hurt that the victim | | | | Consequences of injury at work place differ from |
| faces is the direct consequence of the accident. | | | | person to person, so it is better to seek the advice of |
| These consequences are tangible and compensation | | | | a workplace injury solicitor who will work a no win no |
| can be calculated easily. | | | | fee contract basis. |
| " Indirect consequences: The indirect damages that the | | | | |