Work related Injury compensation

Every day, all over the Uk people are injured in work linked accidents. According to the condition and protection Executive, in 2008 180 workers were killed at work, a rate of 0.6 per 100,000 workers. 131,895 other injuries to employees were reported by Riddor: Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and hazardous Occurrences Regulations, with the Labour Force recognize announcing 246,000 reportable injuries.

The Hse report identified that the most commonly occurring accidents are musculoskeletal disorders (mainly bad backs and damage to upper limbs and the neck) and stress. Stress alone accounted for 57% of total working days lost.

As well as accidents many people have suffered from the consequences of long term industrial illnesses such as vibration white finger, mesothelioma (2156 people died of mesothelioma in 2007), asbestosis, pneumoconiosis and silicosis, repetitive strain injury, hearing and eyesight problems. The report recommend that thousands more died from other occupational cancers and lung diseases.

Public administration, vehicle and condition and protection work recorded the largest proportions of workplace illness whilst agriculture, vehicle and construction were shown to have the many number of accidents.

In 2008/09, a total of 329 offences (breaches) were heard, resulting in 309 convictions, a rate of 94%. Organisations found guilty of condition and protection breaches received fines totalling £1.73 million, giving mean penalties on conviction of £5,607 per breach, which relates to £12 466 per case.

In increasing to fines levied for protection breaches, an estimated £10 billion a year is being paid out in compensation. If you have suffered a work linked accident or injury through no fault of your own, you may well be entitled to claim compensation. There are no set figures for workplace claims as no two cases are the same. The number you may be entitled to will of course chronicle to the nature of accident and its impact on your life and livelihood.

The guidelines in place split the recompense into two amounts. The first, called normal Damages takes into list your pain, the suffering you have endured (or are enduring) and what's called the loss of amenity. Maybe you have lost hearing or the foresight from an eye. The number of normal Damages that you are entitled to essentially boils down to three valuable factors:

The severity of your injuries.

How much your injuries have prevented you from carrying out your normal activities.

Ongoing pain and suffering.

The second part of the recompense equation is called extra Damages. This relates to:

Lost earnings. The cost of private healing treatment.

Travel and prescription expenses.

Any other relevant expenses.

By way of recompense guidelines and examples, you could expect the following levels of recompense award:

£1500 - £7000 for a minor head injury. £155,000 - £255,000 for brain damage. £8,000 to £15,000 for a constantly damaged shoulder. Up to £6,000 for a minor ankle injury. £35,000 for a severely damaged ankle. £110,000 or more for mesothelioma.

It's vital to take devotee advice from a devotee work injury claims solicitor. Your solicitor will help prepare the case to keep your claim for normal and extra damages and work to ensure that you are properly compensated.

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