Workplace accident claim types — every UK industry.
Browse the ten most common UK workplace claim types — construction, warehouse, factory, office, slips and falls, manual handling, agriculture, healthcare, hospitality and driving at work.
Construction site accidents
Falls from height, scaffolding failure, dropped tools, plant and excavator injuries.
Typical payout · £3,000 – £250,000+
Warehouse accidents
Forklift incidents, racking collapses, manual handling, slips on hydraulic-oil spills.
Typical payout · £2,500 – £80,000
Factory machinery
Unguarded blades, crush injuries, repetitive strain, chemical and burn injuries.
Typical payout · £3,000 – £150,000
Office injuries
Trips on cables, RSI, ergonomic injury, work-related stress and anxiety.
Typical payout · £1,200 – £30,000
Slips, trips & falls
Wet floors, uneven surfaces, poor lighting and missing or wrong signage.
Typical payout · £1,500 – £45,000
Manual handling
Back, shoulder and hernia injuries from heavy, awkward or repetitive lifting.
Typical payout · £2,500 – £55,000
Agriculture & farming
Tractor and quad-bike rollovers, PTO entanglement, livestock and chemical exposure.
Typical payout · £3,000 – £350,000+
Healthcare & care
Manual-handling, needlestick and patient-assault injuries in NHS and care settings.
Typical payout · £2,000 – £140,000
Hospitality & catering
Burns, knife cuts, slips on greasy floors and assaults on bar and door staff.
Typical payout · £1,950 – £100,000
Driving at work
Couriers, HGV, sales reps and tradespeople injured in work-related road accidents.
Typical payout · £240 (tariff) – £350,000+
Food factory accidents
Machine injuries, wet-floor slips, repetitive packing work, burns and cleaning-chemical exposure.
Typical payout · £1,500 – £150,000+
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