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    If you’ve been injured in an accident at work through no fault of your own, we are here to help you claim the compensation you are rightfully entitled to.

    Accident Compensation Helpline is a long established and trusted personal injury claims company. With over 20 years experience, we’ve helped many thousands of people claim compensation for many different types of accident and injury claims.

    We can help with many different types of accident at work claims, these are just a few examples.

    • Construction and building site accident claims
    • Repetitive strain injury and warehouse injury claims
    • Faulty machinery or equipment
    • Factory and forklift truck accident claims
    • Trip hazards, tripping over boxes and hazardous cables at work

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    If you’ve been injured in an accident at work, the thought of claiming compensation can be stressful and worrying.

     

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      There are many causes of accidents and injury at work. If you’re suffering from an accident or illness caused by your working environment, even if it was with a previous employer, you may be able to claim compensation.

       

      Your employer has a duty of care to enable you to do your job safely, this includes providing proper training and a safe working environment. It’s reassuring to know however, that if you’ve been injured in an accident at work, any compensation awarded to you would be paid by your employer’s insurance company, and not by your employer.

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      You can claim for the actual injuries you have suffered – this is called ‘general damages’. How much your claim will be worth varies significantly depending on the nature and extent of your injuries, but our claim specialists will talk you through this.

      You can also claim for any accident-related financial losses known as ‘special damages’, for example:

      • Personal injury

        A compensation claim can be made for injuries sustained and for pain and suffering.

      • Loss of earnings

        In addition to your normal wages, you may have lost out on potential overtime, bonuses or commission because of your injuries. You can claim for all of these if they relate to the accident.

      • Medical expenses and rehabilitation costs

        This includes things like prescription costs, the cost of buying equipment to help in your rehabilitation, and the cost of private medical treatment if you have to ‘go private’.

      • Travel expenses

        That could be, for instance, taxis or public transport to hospital appointments.

      • Damaged clothing and personal items

        Sometimes, personal belongings and clothing can be damaged in an accident. You may be able to claim for these too.

      • Interim payments

        Interim payments may be available in certain circumstances. We understand that an accident can cause financial hardship to the injured person and their family. Our solicitors will always try to secure interim payments where needed.

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                Amounts are based on government 'Guidelines for assessment of general damages in personal injury cases'

                • Neck & Back Injuries

                  • Minor neck injuries

                    Up to £10,420

                    Where a full recovery takes place within a period of about one to two years.

                  • Moderate neck injuries

                    Up to £50,850

                    Injuries such as fractures or dislocations which cause severe immediate symptoms and which may necessitate spinal fusion.

                  • Severe neck injuries

                    Up to £195,970

                    Neck injury associated with incomplete paraplegia or resulting in permanent spastic quadriparesis.

                  • Minor back injury

                    Up to £16,520

                    Where a full recovery or a recovery to nuisance level takes place without surgery within about two to five years.

                  • Moderate back injury

                    Up to £36,680

                    Many frequently encountered injuries to the back such as disturbance of ligaments and muscles giving rise to backache, soft tissue injuries resulting in a prolonged acceleration and / or exacerbation of a pre-existing back condition.

                  • Severe back injury

                    Up to £212,670

                    Cases of the most severe injury involving damage to the spinal cord and nerve roots, leading to a combination of very serious consequences not normally found in cases of back injury.

                • Head Injuries

                  • Minor brain or head injury

                    Up to £16,870

                    In these cases brain damage, if any, will have been minimal. The bottom of the bracket will reflect full recovery within a few weeks.

                  • Less severe brain damage

                    Up to £56,890

                    Good recovery, able to return to work and social life, but persisting problems such as poor concentration or memory.

                  • Moderate brain damage

                    Up to £289,420

                    This category is distinguished from the moderately severe category by the fact that the degree of dependence is markedly lower.

                  • Moderately severe brain damage

                    Up to £372,570

                    The insured person will be very seriously disabled. There will be substantial dependence on others and a need for constant professional and other care.

                  • Very severe brain damage

                    Up to £533,720

                    In cases at the top of this bracket there may be some ability to follow basic commands, recovery of eye opening and return of sleep and waking patterns and postural reflex movement.

                • Shoulder Injuries

                  • Minor shoulder injury

                    Up to £10,420

                    Soft tissue injury to your shoulder with considerable pain but almost complete recovery within one to two years.

                  • Moderate shoulder injury

                    Up to £25,370

                    Frozen shoulder with limitation of movement and discomfort with symptoms persisting for about two years. Also soft tissue injuries with more than minimal symptoms persisting after two years but not permanent.

                  • Serious shoulder injury

                    Up to £25,370

                    Dislocation of the shoulder and damage to the lower part of the brachial plexus causing pain in shoulder and neck, aching in elbow, sensory symptoms in the forearm and hand, and weakness of grip or a fractured humerus leading to restricted shoulder movement.

                  • Severe shoulder injury

                    Up to £63,450

                    Often associated with neck injuries and involving damage to the brachial plexus resulting in significant disability.

                  • Fracture of clavicle

                    Up to £16,170

                    The level of the award will depend on extent of fracture, level of disability, residual symptoms, and whether temporary or permanent, and whether union is anatomically displaced.

                • Eye Injuries

                  • Transient eye injury

                    Up to £5,220

                    In these cases the injured person will have recovered completely within a few weeks.

                  • Minor eye injury

                    Up to £11,540

                    In this bracket fall cases of minor injuries, such as being struck in the eye, exposure to fumes including smoke, or being splashed by liquids, causing initial pain and some temporary interference with vision.

                  • Moderate eye injury

                    Up to £27,720

                    Minor but permanent impairment of vision in one or both eyes, including cases where there is some double vision which may not be constant, and cases of permanent sensitivity to bright light.

                  • Serious eye injury

                    Up to £51,990

                    Cases of serious but incomplete loss of vision in one eye without significant risk of loss or reduction of vision in the remaining eye, or where there is constant double vision.

                  • Severe complete loss of sight in one eye

                    Up to £72,440

                    This award takes account of some risk of sympathetic ophthalmia.

                  • Very severe total loss of one eye

                    Up to £86,820

                    The level of the award within the bracket will depend on age, psychiatric consequences, and cosmetic effect.

                  • Very severe loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in remaining eye

                    Up to £237,510

                    Where there is serious risk of further deterioration in the remaining eye, going beyond some risk of sympathetic ophthalmia.

                  • Total blindness total blindness

                    In the region of £355,020

                    Total blindness in both eyes.

                  • Total blindness & deafness total blindness and deafness

                    In the region of £533,720

                    Such cases must be considered as ranking with the most devastating injuries.

                • Hearing Loss

                  • Slight hearing loss

                    Up to £9,260

                    Slight NIHL without tinnitus or slight tinnitus without NIHL.

                  • Mild hearing loss

                    Up to £19,680

                    Mild tinnitus with some NIHL.

                  • Moderate hearing loss

                    Up to £39,250

                    Moderate tinnitus and NIHL or moderate to severe tinnitus or NIHL alone.

                  • Severe hearing loss

                    Up to £60,160

                    Severe tinnitus and NIHL.

                  • Severe total loss of hearing in one ear

                    Up to £60,160

                    Cases will tend towards the higher end of the bracket where there are associated problems, such as tinnitus, dizziness or headaches.

                  • Very severe total deafness

                    Up to £144,860

                    The lower end of the bracket is appropriate for cases where there is no speech deficit or tinnitus. The higher end is appropriate for cases involving both of these.

                  • Very severe total deafness and loss of speech

                    Up to £185,840

                    Such cases arise, for example, where deafness has occurred at an early age so as to prevent or seriously affect the development of normal speech.

                • Facial Injuries

                  • Minor fractures of nose or nasal complex

                    Up to £3,330

                    Simple undisplaced fracture with full recovery.

                  • Minor fractures of nose or nasal complex

                    Up to £6,740

                    Displaced fracture where recovery is complete but only after surgery.

                  • Moderate fractures of cheekbones

                    Up to £20,850

                    Serious fractures requiring surgery but with lasting consequences such as paraesthesia in the cheeks or the lips or some element of disfigurement.

                  • Moderate fractures of jaws

                    Up to £40,280

                    Serious fracture with permanent consequences such as difficulty in opening the mouth or with eating or where there is paraesthesia in the area of the jaw.

                  • Severe fractures of jaws

                    Up to £60,160

                    Very serious multiple fractures followed by prolonged treatment and permanent consequences, including severe pain, restriction in eating, paraesthesia, and/or the risk of arthritis in the joints.

                  • Moderate damage to teeth

                    Up to £15,080

                    Loss of or serious damage to several front teeth.

                  • Minor facial disfigurement

                    Up to £4,670

                    Trivial scarring where the effect is minor only.

                  • Moderate facial disfigurement

                    Up to £18,150

                    Less significant scarring where there may be but one scar or several very small scars which mar but do not markedly affect appearance.

                  • Serious facial disfigurement

                    Up to £39,750

                    Significant scarring where the worst effects have been or will be reduced by plastic surgery leaving some cosmetic disability.

                  • Severe facial disfigurement

                    Up to £63,970

                    Less severe scarring where the disfigurement is still substantial and where there is a significant psychological reaction.

                  • Very severe facial disfigurement

                    Up to £128,590

                    Very severe scarring in relatively young claimants where the cosmetic effect is very disfiguring and the psychological reaction severe.

                • Arm Injuries

                  • Severe loss of both arms

                    Up to £396,340

                    The effect of such an injury is to reduce a person with full awareness to a state of considerable helplessness.

                  • Severe loss of one arm

                    Up to £181,200

                    Arm amputated at the shoulder.

                  • Severe above-elbow amputation

                    Up to £172,970

                    A shorter stump may create difficulties in the use of a prosthesis. Amputation through the elbow will normally produce an award at the bottom end of the bracket.

                  • Severe below-elbow amputation

                    Up to £144,860

                    Amputation through the forearm with residual severe organic and phantom pains would attract an award at the top end of the bracket.

                  • Less severe injury arm injury

                    Up to £47,810

                    While there will have been significant disabilities, a substantial degree of recovery will have taken place or will be expected.

                  • Moderate simple fractures

                    Up to £23,430

                    Simple Fractures of the Forearm.

                • Elbow Injuries

                  • Severe elbow injury

                    Up to £72,440

                    A Severely Disabling Injury.

                  • Less severe injuries elbow injury

                    Up to £42,290

                    Injuries causing impairment of function but not involving major surgery or significant disability.

                  • Moderate or minor injury elbow injury

                    Up to £16,640

                    Most elbow injuries fall into this category. They comprise simple fractures, tennis elbow syndrome and lacerations; i.e., those injuries which cause no permanent damage and do not result in any permanent impairment of function.

                • Wrist Injuries

                  • Very minor wrist injuries

                    Up to £6,270

                    Undisplaced or minimal displaced fractures and soft tissue injuries necessitating application of plaster or bandage for a matter of weeks and a full or virtual recovery within up to 12 months or so.

                  • Less severe injuries wrist injuries

                    Up to £32,370

                    Where these still result in some permanent disability as, for example, a degree of persisting pain and stiffness.

                  • Severe wrist injuries

                    Up to £79,080

                    Injuries resulting in complete loss of function in the wrist, for example, where an arthrodesis has been performed.

                • Hand / Finger Injuries

                  • Severe total or effective loss of both hands

                    Up to £266,200

                    Serious injury resulting in extensive damage to both hands such as to render them little more than useless.

                  • Severe total or effective loss of one hand

                    Up to £144,860

                    This bracket will apply to a hand which was crushed and thereafter surgically amputated or where all fingers and most of the palm have been traumatically amputated.

                  • Serious damage to both hands

                    Up to £111,730

                    Such injuries will have given rise to permanent cosmetic disability and significant loss of function.

                  • Severe loss of thumb

                    Up to £72,440

                    Loss of Thumb.

                  • Serious serious injury to thumb

                    Up to £22,150

                    Such injuries may involve amputation of the tip, nerve damage or fracture necessitating the insertion of wires as a result of which the thumb is cold and ultra-sensitive and there is impaired grip and loss of manual dexterity.

                  • Moderate moderate injuries to thumb

                    Up to £16,640

                    These are injuries such as those necessitating arthrodesis of the interphalangeal joint or causing damage to tendons or nerves.

                  • Severe hand injuries

                    Up to £25,890

                    Total Loss of Index Finger.

                  • Moderate hand injury

                    Up to £22,150

                    Crush injuries, penetrating wounds, soft tissue type and deep lacerations. The top of the bracket would be appropriate where surgery has failed and permanent disability remains. The bottom of the bracket would be appropriate for permanent but non-intrusive symptoms.

                  • Minor minor hand, finger and thumb injuries

                    Up to £6,280

                    This will include fractures which generally have recovered in six months. Also injuries such as scarring, tenderness, and reaction to the cold where there is full recovery.

                • Hip / Pelvis Injury

                  • Severe hip / pelvis injury

                    Up to £172,970

                    Extensive fractures of the pelvis involving, for example, dislocation of a low back joint and a reputed bladder, or a hip injury resulting in spondylolisthesis of a low back joint with intolerable pain and necessitating spinal fusion.

                  • Moderate hip / pelvis injury

                    Up to £51,750

                    Significant injury to the pelvis or hip but any permanent disability is not major and any future risk not great.

                  • Lesser injuries hip / pelvis injury

                    Up to £16,640

                    Cases where despite significant injury there is little or no residual disability. Where there has been a complete recovery within two years, the award may but is unlikely to exceed the mid-point in the range.

                • Leg Injuries

                  • Severe loss of both legs

                    Up to £372,570

                    This is the appropriate award where both legs are lost above the knee or one leg has been lost above the knee at a high level and the other leg has been lost below the knee.

                  • Severe below-knee amputation of both legs

                    Up to £356,840

                    The level of the amputations will be important, with an award at the top of the bracket appropriate where both legs are amputated just below the knee.

                  • Above-knee amputation of one leg

                    Up to £181,610

                    The award will depend upon such factors as the level of the amputation; the severity of any phantom pains; associated psychological problems; the success of any prosthetics; any side effects such as backache and the risk of developing osteoarthritis in the remaining joints of both lower limbs or in the hips and spine.

                  • Severe below-knee amputation of one leg

                    Up to £175,690

                    The straightforward case of a below-knee amputation with no complications would justify an award towards the bottom of this bracket. At or towards the top of the range would come the traumatic amputation which occurs in a devastating accident.

                  • Severe most serious leg injuries short of amputation

                    Up to £179,560

                    Some injuries, although not involving amputation, are so severe that the courts have awarded damages at a similar level. Such injuries would include extensive degloving of the leg, where there is gross shortening of the leg, or where fractures have not united and extensive bone grafting has been undertaken.

                  • Severe very serious leg injuries

                    Up to £117,210

                    Injuries leading to permanent problems with mobility, the need for crutches or mobility aids for the remainder of the injured person's life; injuries where multiple fractures have taken years to heal, required extensive treatment, and have led to serious deformity and limitation of movement, or where arthritis has developed in a joint so that further surgical treatment is likely.

                  • Severe leg injury

                    Up to £72,440

                    Serious compound or comminuted fractures or injuries to joints or ligaments resulting in instability, prolonged treatment, a lengthy period of non-weight-bearing, the near certainty that arthritis will ensue; extensive scarring. To justify an award within this bracket a combination of such features will generally be necessary.

                  • Moderate leg injury

                    Up to £51,790

                    This bracket includes complicated or multiple fractures or severe crushing injuries, generally to a single limb.

                  • Moderate leg injury

                    Up to £36,680

                    Fractures from which an incomplete recovery is made or serious soft tissue injuries.

                  • Less severe leg injuries

                    Up to £18,600

                    Simple fracture of a femur with no damage to articular surfaces.

                • Knee Injuries

                  • Severe knee injury

                    Up to £127,110

                    Serious knee injury where there has been disruption of the joint, the development of osteoarthritis, gross ligamentous damage, lengthy treatment, considerable pain and loss of function, an arthroplasty or arthrodesis has taken place or is inevitable.

                  • Severe knee injury

                    Up to £92,130

                    Leg fracture extending into the knee joint causing pain which is constant, permanent, limiting movement or impairing agility, and rendering the injured person prone to osteoarthritis and at risk of arthroplasty.

                  • Severe knee injury

                    Up to £57,410

                    Less severe injuries than those above and/or injuries which result in less severe disability. There may be continuing symptoms by way of pain and discomfort and limitation of movement or instability or deformity.

                  • Moderate knee injury

                    Up to £34,600

                    Injuries involving dislocation, torn cartilage or meniscus which results in minor instability, wasting, weakness, or other mild future disability. This bracket also includes injuries which accelerate symptoms from a pre-existing condition over a prolonged period of years.

                  • Moderate knee injury

                    Up to £19,610

                    Injuries similar to those above but less serious and involving shorter periods of acceleration or exacerbation, and also lacerations, twisting, or bruising injuries. Where there is continuous aching or discomfort, or occasional pain, the award will be towards the upper end of the bracket. A soft tissue strain-type injury that does not significantly impact on daily activities and gradually resolves within six to seven months might be expected to attract an award in the region of £2,980.

                • Ankle Injuries

                  • Very severe ankle injury

                    Up to £92,090

                    Examples of injuries falling within this bracket are limited and unusual. They include cases of a transmalleolar fracture of the ankle with extensive soft-tissue damage resulting in deformity and the risk that any future injury to the leg might necessitate a below-knee amputation, or cases of bilateral ankle fractures causing degeneration of the joints at a young age so that arthrodesis is necessary.

                  • Severe ankle injury

                    Up to £66,140

                    Injuries necessitating an extensive period of treatment and/or a lengthy period in plaster or where pins and plates have been inserted and there is significant residual disability in the form of ankle instability and severely limited ability to walk.

                  • Moderate ankle injury

                    Up to £35,130

                    Fractures, ligamentous tears and the like which give rise to less serious disabilities such as difficulty in walking on uneven ground, difficulty standing or walking for long periods of time, awkwardness on stairs, irritation from metal plates and residual scarring.

                  • Modest injuries ankle injury

                    Up to £18,150

                    The less serious, minor or undisplaced fractures, sprains and ligamentous injuries. Where recovery is complete without any ongoing symptoms or scarring, the award is unlikely to exceed £10,170. Where recovery is complete within a year, the award is unlikely to exceed £7,270.

                • Toe Injuries

                  • Severe amputation of all toes

                    Up to £74,090

                    The position within the bracket will be determined by, for example, whether or not the amputation was traumatic or surgical and the extent of the loss of the forefoot together with the residual effects on mobility.

                  • Severe toe injury

                    Up to £41,370

                    Amputation of the Great Toe

                  • Severe severe toe injuries

                    Up to £27,830

                    This is the appropriate bracket for severe crush injuries, leading to amputation of one or two toes (other than the great toe) or falling short of the need for amputation or necessitating only partial amputation. It also includes bursting wounds and injuries resulting in severe damage and in any event producing significant continuing symptoms.

                  • Serious serious toe injuries

                    Up to £18,150

                    Such injuries will be serious injuries to the great toe or crush and multiple fractures of two or more toes. There will be some permanent disability by way of discomfort, pain, or sensitive scarring to justify an award within this bracket.

                  • Moderate toe injuries

                    Up to £12,690

                    These injuries include relatively straightforward fractures or the exacerbation of a pre-existing degenerative condition or laceration injuries to one or more toes. Cases involving prolonged minor symptoms and/or the need for surgery resulting in prolonged discomfort and permanent scarring are likely to justify awards towards the upper end of this bracket. Only £7,380 or less would be awarded for straightforward fractures or crushing/soft tissue injuries of one or more toes with complete resolution or near complete resolution.

                • Hair Damage

                  • Moderate hair / scalp injuries

                    Up to £14,560

                    Damage to hair in consequence of defective permanent waving, tinting, or the like, where the effects are dermatitis, eczema or tingling or 'burning' of the scalp causing dry, brittle hair, which breaks off and/or falls out, leading to distress, depression, embarrassment and loss of confidence, and inhibiting social life.

                  • Minor hair / scalp injuries

                    Up to £9,700

                    Less serious versions of the above where symptoms are fewer or only of a minor character; also, cases where hair has been pulled out leaving bald patches.

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