Can Workplace Accidents Classification and Compensation in Kenya be used to Predicts Level of Victims Satisfaction

Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ABSTRACT: The main objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness and adequacy of the work injury compensation and whether there is adequate compensation to those who get injured in the cause of duty. Exploratory study design was adopted for this study on a targeted population of compensation claims filled between the year 2007 – 2011 in Nakuru County Occupational Safety and Health Offices and the Law Courts. Purposive sampling procedure was used to come up with a sample of all cases filed and compensated between 2007 and 2011 that were directly related to occupational safety and health problems. Questionnaires were sent to all the people who have been compensated to determine their satisfaction levels. Descriptive statistics and referential statistics were used to analyze the relationships between accidents classification, compensation and victims ’ satisfaction level. The study established that the accidents occurred in agriculture and manufacturing based companies. Second, the study established that the compensation awarded to the victims were not adequate to take care of their medical bills and truly compensate the losses they had incurred yet the process of what they termed as an inadequate compensation was very slow. Last, the study established that the victims were not satisfied with the