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Did the school you worked for report this incident at the time?
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Thank you. In the circumstances you may consider a personal injury claim against the employer which could compensate you for the injury itself and also for any associated costs or losses. The level of compensation you may get will depend on the seriousness of the injury but you must be able to show that it was due to a negligent act by the employer. So if the accident had occurred because the employer was negligent in some respect, lets say it was clear that the protruding grate was a risk to those in the aa around it, they knew about it or should have known about it and they dis nothing to correct it, then they could be found negligent and you could consider claiming.
As a personal injury claim, whilst you can contact them directly to try and negotiate for compensation, they cannot be forced to agree on anything. In that case you will have to consider going through court. There are plenty of personal injury solicitors around who may help you, some even on a no win no fee basis. However, you do not need a solicitor and can make the claim yourself if you wanted to. You have 3 years from the date of injury to make the claim.
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Thank you. If you wanted to make the claim yourself you would need to follow the Pre-Action Protocol as much as possible:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/protocol/prot_pic
The claim will be issued in the county court so you can contact your local county court to start it. Alternatively you can do this online via www.moneyclaim.gov.uk
Another option is to approach a personal injury solicitor to do that for you – if you have a decent claim you could get someone to work for you on a no win no fee basis but you may need to shop around to find the best lawyer to help you.