injury claim types

Accidents arising from slips and trips or falls are often perceived as trivial, and an example of the "compensation culture."

In reality, a high proportion of such accidents involve serious injury. Health and safety executives estimate that 95% of major slips result in broken bones.

A back injury can be the result of a wide variety of accidents. A back injury can range from a stress fracture resulting from a sports injury to the most serious joint dysfunction back injury caused by a traumatic accident like a road traffic accident or severe fall.

A back injury can be the result of a wide variety of accidents. A back injury can range from a stress fracture resulting from a sports injury to the most serious joint dysfunction back injury caused by a traumatic accident like a road traffic accident or severe fall.

Breaks and fractures come in many varieties. Closed or simple breaks and fractures happen when a bone is broken but the skin is undamaged. Open or compound breaks or fractures occur when the skin is pierced by bone or by the blow that causes the fracture. Open breaks and fractures are more serious as wounds can become infected.

Burns injuries are often the result of traumatic experiences. Burns injuries can also be among the most painful personal injuries. Burns injuries might involve scarring and disfigurement and that means they can leave psychological as well as physical scars.

Injuries caused by catastrophic events include spinal injuries, head injuries and catastrophic burns. Catastrophic injuries are the most traumatic injuries individuals can experience and are life-changing events. The effects cover a wide range of physical and mental problems from paralysis to memory loss and seizures. Accident claims resulting from catastrophic events are cases that require the most skilled accident claim expertise.

Each year over three million people are injured in accidents. Whether these occur at home, in their cars, outdoors, or at work in many instances someone else will be at fault. In these circumstances the accident victim will often choose to make a claim for compensation.

If you have suffered a personal injury in an accident involving the police that wasn’t your fault, you may be able to make a personal injury compensation claim. 

Damaged sight is always alarming. Accidents and injuries cause varying degrees of damage to they eye and any loss of sight can have major lifestyle implications. Hearing damage, including noise induced hearing damage, results from exposure to high levels of noise over a prolonged period of time. A noisy workplace is usually the culprit of hearing damage and the extent of this hearing damage may not be noticeable until many years later.

Have you suffered hearing loss through no fault of your own? Have you worked in a noisy environment that has left you with hearing loss? Do you have loss of hearing after prolonged exposure to high levels of noise?  Or are you the victim of acoustic shock? This is a sudden, excessive sound from a headset that can cause hearing loss. If you work in a call centre, this may have happened to you.  If you suffer from hearing loss, you may be able to make a hearing loss claim.

Knee problems are common not only in the world of sport but also in the workplace.  Often knee injuries in the workplace are a result of a sudden traumatic impact but there are also a significant number that are a result of prolonged wear and tear.

There are many symptoms associated with lead poisoning like memory loss, headaches, tiredness, stomach cramps, kidney problems etc.  If these symptoms are being displayed as well as a high level of lead in the bloodstream it is likely that a personal injury claim against an employer may be appropriate.  Despite the Control of Lead at Work Regulations, lead poisoning is still a health issue for a number of UK workers who have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead.

Slips, trips and falls in public places happen all the time and leave many people with injuries. Uneven footpaths, broken paving slabs and wet or slippery floors in shops and offices can cause slips, trips and falls. If you suffer a fall as a result, you may be entitled to compensation.

Sports injuries are very common and can include anything from muscular strains to broken bones. Receiving such injuries can obviously cause a lot of discomfort, and can also disable you from doing every day tasks and even result in a loss of earnings, should you get signed off work. If you have suffered from a sports injury through no fault of your own, you may be able to claim sports injury compensation.

Vibration White Finger (VWF) is a disease affecting people who are exposed to high levels of vibration, regularly and frequently, usually by hand-held vibratory tools or equipment like road drills and chainsaws. A person with vibration white finger will find that their fingers will often turn white and go numb.

Vibration white finger can lead to reduced dexterity of the fingers and hand and can change the way you work or function preventing you from undertaking your normal tasks. You may find yourself in financial trouble as a result of vibration white finger and suddenly the future can look uncertain.

Work related accidents are all too frequent. Workplaces can be the scene of many work related accidents including construction site accidents, machinery accidents, serious falls and transport accidents. If you’ve had a work related accident, we can help.