Could I Claim Wrist Injury At Work Compensation?

Your employer has a responsibility to implement reasonable health and safety measures in the workplace to help prevent accidents and injuries from occurring. If they fail to do this and you suffer a wrist injury as a result, you may be eligible to make a claim for wrist injury at work compensation.

This guide examines who could be eligible to make an accident at work claim. We cover important topics such as the duty of care owed by employers, how this type of injury can occur and the time limits you’ll need to adhere to when making a personal injury claim.

Compensation for wrist injury compensation claims can be awarded under 2 different heads of loss. You’ll see an explanation of both of these and how they may be calculated.

At the end of this guide is an overview of the type of No Win No Fee contract our dedicated and highly experienced solicitors offer their clients.

To find out if you’re eligible to make a wrist injury compensation claim, contact our team today using the contact information given here:

• Call us on 0800 073 8804
• Start your claim online by completing our callback form.
• Open the live chat window in the bottom left of the screen.

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1. Can I Claim Wrist Injury At Work Compensation?
2. How Can Wrist Injuries Be Caused By Employer Negligence?
3. How Do I Claim Wrist Injury Compensation?
4. What Is The Time Limit For Claiming Wrist Injury At Work Compensation?
5. How Much Compensation For A Wrist Injury At Work?
6. Claim For Severe Wrist Injuries Using A No Win No Fee Solicitor
7. More Resources About Claiming Accident At Work Compensation

Can I Claim Wrist Injury At Work Compensation?

To begin a personal injury claim, you will need to demonstrate that a third party owed you a duty of care and failed to uphold that duty in some way. When claiming wrist injury at work compensation, the relevant third party is your employer.

As per the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, employers are required to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of their workforce. Now, precisely how this legal obligation is met will vary between workplaces; reasonable safety standards for an office building would not be adequate for a construction site, for example.

In order to help employers understand the requirements of workplace safety law, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s national regulator for occupational health and safety, publish guidance on a variety of topics such as what constitutes good training and vehicle safety.

The eligibility criteria to begin a personal injury claim after a work accident can be summarised as follows:

1. Your employer owed you a duty of care at the time of the accident.
2. They breached this duty through their failure to take reasonable steps to ensure your safety.
3. This failure caused an accident in which you were injured.

For a free assessment of your eligibility to claim wrist injury at work compensation or to ask any questions you may have, get in touch with our team today.

How Can Wrist Injuries Be Caused By Employer Negligence?

Having explained the eligibility requirements, this section provides a few examples of how wrist injuries could occur in the workplace. We have collated a list of possible accidents here:

• Due to a lack of suitable manual handling training, you attempted to lift a box that was well above the maximum recommended weight for one person. When you dropped the box, you damaged your wrist joint.
• Uneven flooring caused you to slip and fall while repairing a storage room shelf. You broke your wrist in the fall.
• You were working as a machine operator in an engineering workshop. The necessary maintenance checks had not been completed, and a fault had gone undetected. Your employer instructed to use the machine to complete your work regardless. You suffered a major wrist fracture when the machine malfunctioned.

If you don’t see your particular circumstances above do not worry, these are just examples to give you an idea of the sorts of injuries you could claim for. To get a free assessment of your eligibility to make a wrist injury claim, get in touch today.

How Do I Claim Wrist Injury Compensation?

As part of your wrist injury at work compensation claim, you will need to provide some supporting evidence. This evidence will be used to prove the fault of your employer as well as highlight the extent of your injuries.

Possible examples of evidence that could be collated for wrist injury claims include:

• Medical records detailing your injury and treatments.
• Training and maintenance logs.
• CCTV footage of the accident.
• Photographs of your injury and accident site.
• Witness contact details so a statement can be collected from them.

Working with a trained personal injury solicitor when gathering evidence for your claim could be very beneficial. Find out if you’re eligible to claim by speaking to our advisors. If your potential claim is deemed valid, they could put you through to one of our highly experienced solicitors who could provide a range of support. Contact the team today using the details provided below.

What Is The Time Limit For Claiming Wrist Injury At Work Compensation?

In most cases, there will be 3 years from the date of the accident in order to begin a personal injury claim as per the Limitation Act 1980. However, in certain circumstances, exceptions to this limitation period can be made, such as:

• Children: Injured persons who are minors at the time of the accident will have the 3-year limit put on hold until they turn 18.
• Lacking mental capacity: an injured person who does not possess the mental capacity to claim for themselves will have the time limit frozen altogether.

In these scenarios, a suitable adult may be appointed by the court to act as the injured person’s litigation friend and begin the claim sooner. You can learn more about the time limits, find out if any exceptions are relevant in your particular circumstances or ask about becoming a litigation friend by speaking to our advisors using the information given above.

How Much Compensation For A Wrist Injury At Work?

Wrist injury at work compensation can be awarded under 2 different heads of loss. These are:

• General damages compensate for the physical and psychological harm caused.
• Special damages compensate for the associated financial losses.

We’ll come to special damages later in the section. When calculating a potential general damages figure, reference can be made to your medical documents alongside the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG).

This publication details guideline compensation amounts for various injuries. We have given the wrist injury figures below. However, note that the first entry in this list has not been taken from the JCG.

Compensation Amounts

Please be advised that these figures have been provided to act as guidance only.

• Multiple very serious injuries as well significant financial losses such as lost earnings and medical costs could result in a compensation figure of up to £150,000 or above.
• Injuries where there has been a complete loss of wrist function could be valued between £58,710 to £73,050.
• A wrist injury that causes significant permanent disability but there remains some movement could be valued from £29,000 to £47,870.
• Less severe wrist injuries where there is some permanent disability could receive a compensation sum of £15,370 to £29,900.
• Wrist injuries, such as soft tissue injuries, where the recovery period is 72 months or more but is largely complete, could receive a sum between £7,420 to £12,630.
• An Uncomplicated Colles Fracture will be awarded in the region of £9,070.
• Very minor undisplaced or minimally displaced wrist fractures where there is a virtual recovery within 72 months could be valued between £4,370 and 5,790.

Special Damages In A Wrist Injury At Work Compensation Claim

Compensation for monetary losses incurred as a result of your injuries is awarded under special damages. In addition to immediate costs, special damages are also awarded for future losses. This head of loss aims to quantify the impact of your injuries on your daily life. It is, therefore, often the case that payments made under special damages will be higher than those made under general damages.

We have provided a list of potential costs you could be compensated for here:

• Loss of earnings.
• Medical costs.
• Domestic care and support.
• Travel expenses.
• Modification to your home.

Be sure to keep a hold of your payslips, receipts and other bills that prove these costs and losses.

To get a more personalised idea of what your potential claim could be worth, contact our advisors using the details given below.

Claim For Severe Wrist Injuries Using A No Win No Fee Solicitor

Talk to our advisors for a free assessment of your eligibility. If your case is valid, one of our highly experienced personal injury solicitors could offer you their services under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).

The CFA gives claimants significant advantages over other types of contracts including:

• No fees to pay for the solicitor to begin working on your claim.
• You will also not be paying fees for this during the claims process.
• Finally, if your claim does not succeed, there are no fees to pay.

You will receive personal injury compensation should your claim succeed. A percentage of this compensation will be taken a success fee by your solicitor. Since the Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013 caps the maximum percentage this fee can be, you will keep most of your compensation.

To find out if you’re eligible to claim wrist injury compensation, contact our team today using the contact information given here:

• Call us on 0800 073 8804.
• Start your claim online by completing our callback form.
• Open the live chat window in the bottom left of the screen.

More Resources About Claiming Accident At Work Compensation

You can read some of our accident at work claims guides here:

• Find out more about the personal injury claims process here.
• You can read our £12,000 compensation for a broken wrist case study guide by clicking this link.
• Read our guide on how to sue a workplace for an accident or injury here.

We have also included these external resources for more information:

• You can learn more about administering first aid with this resource from the NHS.
• Following an accident at work you may be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). You can find out more on the government website.
• Read the HSE guidance on managing risks and risk assessment at work on their website.

We’d like to thank you for reading our guide to claiming wrist injury at work compensation. For more information or a free assessment of your eligibility, contact our advisors today using the contact information provided above.