If you have an accident at work, you should tell your employer or someone else in authority at once, even if the accident does not seem serious at the time. If you do not report the accident straight away, it may be more difficult for you to claim for it later.
Most employers have an accident book.
You should record the details of the accident in the book as soon as you can. If there is no accident book, you can tell your employer about the accident by word of mouth or by letter. If you cannot report the accident yourself, you should ask someone else to do it for you. You can apply for a decision that your accident is an industrial accident . This is not a claim for benefit, but may help if you decide to claim benefit in the future because of your accident.