In this guide, we’ll be looking at the arm injury at work claims process. If you’ve been in an accident at work which left you with an arm injury, then you may be able to claim, provided it was caused by a breach of duty of care. This guide will discuss what makes you eligible to claim compensation for an accident at work.
Additionally, we’ll be exploring what employer negligence is and how it could have caused an accident at work. Further on down the guide, we’ll explain how compensation claims are valued and the kinds of damages that could be awarded.
If you’re interested in making an arm injury at work claim, then you may benefit from the services of a solicitor. Our panel of solicitors work under a kind of No Win No Fee agreement called a Conditional Fee Agreement. We’ll be exploring what this means for you later in the guide. You can get in touch with us anytime by using the following contact information:
- Filling out our contact us form online
- Calling us using the number at the top of the page.
- Chat with one of our advisors by using our live chat feature on our website
Arm Injury At Work Claims Guide
A Guide To Claiming For An Arm Injury At Work
There are many different types of arm injuries that can be sustained. Furthermore, these injuries can vary in severity. For example, a person could injure their arm at work and suffer side effects for a week or could be involved in a more serious accident, resulting in permanent damage. Arm injuries can include the elbow, wrist and hand, for example.
Sustaining an arm injury at work can impact your quality of life in a number of different ways. This includes physical and psychological harm. An injury’s impact on your life is considered when determining how much compensation you could receive, providing your claim is successful.
In order to make a successful claim, there are a few things that you need to do. The first of these is proving that negligence occurred. In order to do this, you need to show that:
- Your employer owed you a duty of care at the time and the place where the incident occurred.
- This duty of care was breached by them.
- You experienced harm as a result of this.
In order to find out how to make a successful accident at work claim, you can get in touch with us at the number above.
Arm Injury At Work – Potential Compensation Payouts
If you want to know more about the process of calculating compensation for an arm injury at work, then this section could help. Two heads of claim could make up your settlement if you make a successful arm injury claim. General damages are the first that we’ll discuss, and aims to compensate you for any pain and suffering that your injuries have caused you to experience.
Solicitors can use the Judicial College Guidelines to help them value claims. This is a document that contains guideline compensation brackets for a variety of different injuries. We’ve used these figures to create a table below for you to get a general idea of how much compensation you may be owed.
| Injury | Guideline Compensation Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arm Injuries | Not less than £137,160 | (b) Amputation. Where the arm was amputated at the shoulder. |
| Arm Injuries | £96,160 - £130,930 | (a) Severe Injuries. Where the injured party is not much better off than if the arm had been entirely lost. |
| Arm Injuries | £39,170 - £59,860 | (b) Injuries Resulting in Permanent and Substantial Disablement. For example, serious fractures of one or both forearms causing disability that will persist. This disability could be functional or cosmetic. |
| Arm Injuries | £19,200 - £19,200 | (c) Less Severe Injury. Despite significant disabilities, the injured person will have recovered or will be expected to recover. |
| Arm Injuries | £6,610 - £19,200 | (d) Simple Fractures of the Forearm. |
| Elbow Injuries | £39,170 - £54,830 | (a) A Severely Disabling Injury. |
| Elbow Injuries | £15,650 - £32,010 | (b) Less Severe Injuries. Where function is affected. However, no major surgery will be needed or disability incurred. |
| Elbow Injuries | Up to £12,590 | (c) Moderate or Minor Injury. Injuries like tennis elbow, cuts and simple fractures. |
| Wrist Injuries | £47,620 - £59,860 | (a) Function in the wrist is totally lost. |
| Wrist Injuries | £24,500 - £39,170 | (b) Despite ongoing disability some movement does persist. |
It’s important to note, though, that these figures should only be used as a guide and are not necessarily reflective of the payout that you’ll receive for your injuries. This is because there are a number of factors that have to be considered when calculating the general damages section of your claim.
Special Damages In Work Injury Claims
You can also receive special damages as a potential head of claim when claiming for an arm injury at work. Special damages aim to compensate you for any financial losses you may have experienced due to your injuries. This can include a variety of losses, including:
- Cost of care
- Loss of earnings
- Medical expenses
- Cost of home adaptations
It’s important to note that you’ll have to provide evidence in order to claim special damages. This evidence can include receipts, statements from your bank, or invoices.
If you’re unsure of what evidence you should collect, then our team of experienced injury at work solicitors would be happy to help you, providing that you have a valid claim. Get in touch with our advisors for more information.
When Are You Eligible To Make A Workplace Injury Claim?
Employers have a duty of care to their employees This means that they should take reasonable steps to keep their employees safe from harm in the workplace or while performing work-related duties. This is set out in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
There are a number of things that employers are expected to do to reduce the risk of injury. For example, they are always expected to perform regular risk assessments to ensure that any potential risks are removed or reduced before they can cause injuries to employees. If an employer fails to do this, this is a breach of duty of care, which could lead to an employee being injured at work. A breach of duty of care causing injury is called negligence.
Workplace accidents can come in many different forms. A few examples of potential accidents at work include:
- An employee hurts themselves on a faulty piece of equipment that an employer failed to address, despite knowing about it
- An employee wasn’t given correct training resulting in them injuring themselves whilst trying drive a forklift after being told to do so
- An employer fails to provide employees with free PPE where necessary, such as on a construction site
You can claim for more than one injury in the same claim as long as all injuries were caused by the same act of employer negligence. For guidance on how much compensation you could receive, speak with one of our advisors today.
Potential Evidence For An Arm Injury At Work Claim
After you’ve been injured at work, one of the first steps that you can take is to seek medical attention. This ensures that you’re given the correct and necessary treatment for any injuries that you may have. As well as this, it can provide you with useful medical records that you can use to help support your claim.
You can also take steps to collect evidence to prove that you were harmed as a result of negligence on your employer’s behalf. Below is a short list of some of the evidence you could collect:
- Witness contact details
- CCTV footage of the incident
- Pictures of your injuries and the scene of the accident
- A report from the accident book
A solicitor can help you to collect any relevant evidence to support your arm injury at work claim. To find out more, contact us using the information above.
In most cases, the standard time limit to make a claim after an accident at work is three years. This can either be from the accident’s date or the date you became aware that your injuries were caused by negligence. This is outlined clearly in The Limitation Act 1980.
In the case that a person isn’t mentally capable of making a claim or is under eighteen, a litigation friend could be appointed to make that claim for them, and no time limit applies. In the event that the injured party becomes able to make their own claim, they have 3 years in which to do so, provided this has not already been done.
If you would like guidance on the process of claiming, speak with an advisor today.
Why Claim For An Accident At Work On A No Win No Fee Basis?
One of the No Win No Fee solicitors from our panel may be able to offer their services under a Conditional Fee Agreement. This kind of agreement means that there are usually no upfront or ongoing fees to pay for your solicitor’s services. Additionally, you won’t have to pay for their services if the claim is unsuccessful.
However, if your claim is successful, then you’ll have to pay your solicitor a success fee. This will be taken out of your overall compensation fee as a small percentage before it reaches you and is subject to a legal cap.
Our work accident solicitors may be able to represent you on this basis, assuming that your arm injury at work claim is valid. To find out more, you can get in touch with us by using the contact details below:
- Call us using the number at the top of this page.
- Filling out our contact us form online
- Writing to us online using the live chat feature.
Learn More About Injury At Work Claims
If you’re interested, we’ve provided a few more of our guides below for you to read:
- Shoulder Pain – NHS
- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – Guidance from the government
- Health and Safety Executive – Statistics
If you have any more questions about claiming for an arm injury at work, speak with an advisor.
Writer Louis Peach
Publisher Fern Summers
