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Have you suffered a wrist injury at the fault of another party and believe that you can claim compensation? Perhaps you have fractured your wrist after falling because of a maintenance issue in the workplace? Wrist injury claims are subject to set criteria that you must prove you can meet in order to receive compensation. A specialist personal injury solicitor, like the ones on our panel, could help you prove your claim.
Settlements for successful accident claims could include personal injury compensation for the physical injury, mental suffering, loss of enjoyment of your life and any financial losses. If the accident that caused your wrist injury resulted in multiple injuries, these could also be included in your claim.
As part of the free services on offer here at Legal Helpline, you can contact one of our advisors for a consultation. This is obligation free. An advisor will ask you a series of questions about the accident and advise on liability. They can also discuss what evidence you can collect to get your case started and estimate how much compensation you might be entitled to. If you are eligible and wish to continue with our services, they can connect you to a solicitor from our panel. Our panel offer their services on a No Win No Fee basis, which means you won’t have to pay solicitors’ fees upfront.
To discuss the personal injury claims process and find out if you could be entitled to compensation, get in touch now.
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- Can I Make A Compensation Claim For An Injured Wrist?
- Common Causes Of Wrist Injury Claims
- The Different Types Of Wrist Injuries
- How Much Wrist Injury Compensation Could I Get?
- What Is Needed To Prove Fault For An Injured Wrist?
- How Long After Sustaining A Wrist Injury Can I Bring A Claim?
- Why Claim With Legal Helpline’s Panel Of Solicitors?
- No Win No Fee Wrist Injury Claims
- Learn More
Can I Make A Compensation Claim For An Injured Wrist?
Yes, you could make a compensation claim for an injured wrist. The first step is checking your eligibility. To be eligible to make a claim, there are three pieces of criteria that you must meet.
- You Were Owed A Duty Of Care
Either another person, business or organisation must have owed you a legal duty of care. Therefore, it was their responsibility to ensure that they had taken reasonable steps in ensuring your health and safety in the situation where the injury occurred. So, for example, as an employee, it is your employer that owes you a duty of care. If you are a patient, it is your doctor that owes you a duty of care.
- The Duty Of Care Was Breached
Once you have proven that you were owed a duty of care, you must then be able to prove that this duty of care was breached. This happens when the responsible party has failed to take all reasonable measures to ensure your health and safety and this has therefore resulted in injury. This breach may have happened by the party ignoring safety rules and failing to fix or signpost any hazards such as a wet floor.
- You Suffered An Injury Or Illness
The final criterion that must be met for you to be eligible to make a claim is that you must be able to prove that you have suffered a physical or mental injury due to the breach. For a wrist injury, evidence such as medical records would be sufficient in proving this.
So, alongside proving that there was a duty and a breach, you would be eligible to make a claim. To have your eligiblity to claim assessed, speak with one of our advisors.
Common Causes Of Wrist Injury Claims
Injuring your wrist is easily done, whether it’s an accident that happened in your own home or on premises owned by someone else. However, to claim, you must reach the criteria discussed above.
Some of the most common causes of wrist injuries that can make for a successful compensation claim are discussed below.
Injured Wrist After an Accident at Work
One of the most common reasons that a claim is made after someone has injured their wrist is because the accident took place at work. This may be due to a breach such as the employer not running regular safety and maintenance checks. As a result, a trip hazard such as trailing wires has gone overlooked, resulting in an employee falling and suffering a broken wrist.
Wrist Injuries From Public Liability Accidents
Wrist injuries can be suffered in any business space, such as shops and supermarkets. It is also common for the general public to make wrist injury claims after suffering an accident in an establishment owned by another party. Additionally, public liability claims could be made against local councils for pavement defects. For example, you may have suffered a sprained wrist after slipping on a spilt drink that had not been attended to by the pub owner in a reasonable amount of time.
Road Traffic Accident Caused Wrist Injuries
Road traffic accidents take place all over the country on a daily basis and often result in wrist injuries, therefore making them another common cause of personal injury claims. People navigating the roads owe a duty of care to all other road users, including pedestrians and cyclists. However, this duty has been breached if a road user has failed to adhere to relevant road safety rules and regulations. For example, speed limits need to be adhered to, or a driver could be distracted because they are using their mobile phone. If this breach has resulted in a collision which has caused a wrist injury then you could be eligible to make a claim.
Wrist Injury Medical Negligence
Compensation claims for wrist injuries can also be made when a patient believes that they have suffered a wrist injury or a previous wrist injury has worsened because a doctor or other medical professional provided substandard treatment. You may have suffered a broken wrist after slipping in the shower, your doctor mixed up your X-rays with another patient’s and told you that it was fine, which has led to the wrist healing badly and further pain. This is medical negligence and you can make a claim.
To discuss the exact incident that occurred to you and wrist injury claims, get in touch with an advisor today.
The Different Types Of Wrist Injuries
There are different types of wrist injuries that can be compensated for. These differ in severity and, therefore, compensation amounts. Different types of wrist injuries are listed below:
- Broken wrist
- Fractured wrist
- Sprained wrist
- Soft tissue injury
An advisor can estimate how much compensation for wrist injury claims. Get in touch now.
How Much Wrist Injury Compensation Could I Get?
How much compensation you could be awarded for a wrist injury will depend on the severity, whether you suffered additional injuries and if you incurred any related expenses. For example, a very severe wrist injury could be compensated up to £73,050 (for the injury alone); whereas a very minor, undisplaced fracture may see an award of £4,370. Both of these figures were taken from the Judicial College Guidelines.
There are two types of damages that you can be compensated for with a successful wrist injury claim. All successful personal injury claims receive general damages as compensation for their injury to cover the suffering and pain endured throughout the accident and recovery period. Legal professionals will refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) to help them to calculate general damages for each case. The JCG helps to give a baseline of what compensation should be awarded depending on the type and severity of the injury sustained.
The table below includes figures from the JCG, which you can use as a guideline for what you may be awarded with a successful claim. Please note that each case is assessed individually, therefore none of the figures below are not a guarantee. Also note, the figure in the first row was not taken from this document.
| Injury | Severity | Notes | Compensation Guidelines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple severe injuries | Very severe | You have suffered multiple injuries and can be compensated for each one and their associated losses, such as lost wages, home support and physical therapy. | Up to £150,000+ |
| Wrist Injury | No longer functioning | The wrist is permanently disabled as a result of the accident with no movement. | £58,710 to £73,050 |
| Permanent disability | The injury will never fully recover but there is some mobility function. | £29,900 to £47,810 | |
| Low severity | Injuries are less severe, however there is persistent pain and stiffness. | £15,370 to £29,900 | |
| Fracture with guaranteed full recovery. | The fracture can take over 12 months to fully heal however once recovery is complete there is little to no damage. | £7,420 to £12,630 | |
| Minor | Injury requires a cast however mobility is regained within weeks and a full recovery is made within 72 months. | £4,370 to £5,790 |
Can Financial Losses Be Claimed as Part of Wrist Injury Claims?
As well as general damages, a successful claim may also be awarded special damages. These are to recover any additional costs and expenses that are associated with the injury and would not have been lost had the injury not taken place. These can include:
- Cost of care
- Travel expenses to attend medical appointments
- Adjustments that had to be made to the home
- Loss of wages from not being able to attend work due to the nature of the injury. It can also make up the difference between sick pay and what your wage would have been.
If you have any queries about the compensation that you may receive for your claim, our advisors are always on hand to answer your questions.
What Is Needed To Prove Fault For An Injured Wrist?
For a personal injury claim such as an injured wrist, you will need evidence to prove that an injury was suffered as well as proof that this was at the fault of another party. Some examples include medical records and witness statements. Further examples and advice are detailed in our guide to evidence for a personal injury claim. Alternatively, you can discuss with our advisors the types of items you can gather to support wrist injury claims.
How Long After Sustaining A Wrist Injury Can I Bring A Claim?
There is a 3 year time limit for the majority of personal injury claims which begins from the day that the accident took place and the injury was sustained. There are a few exceptions to this time limit which are detailed in our time limits guide.
Why Claim With Legal Helpline’s Panel Of Solicitors?
Our panel of solicitors has a wealth of experience in handling personal injury claims such as wrist injuries suffered at work, in a public place or during a road traffic accident. They will strive to win you the maximum amount of compensation possible for your circumstances and will avoid using legal jargon so that stress and confusion during the process is kept to a minimum. In addition to handling the claims process and sending out any documentation and letters to the defendant, they will help gather the evidence to support your case. And if you ever have a query or would like an update on your case, they’ll be on hand to take your call.
No Win No Fee Wrist Injury Claims
At Legal Helpline, our solicitors will give you the option to enter into a No Win, No Fee Arrangement, generally under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). We understand that making a personal injury claim is already a stressful process. This agreement therefore offers financial protection rather than increasing stress from upfront solicitor’s costs. If you sign a CFA with a solicitor from our panel, you will not have to pay any upfront solicitors’ fees or any during your claim. You will also not have to pay any of these service fees if it is unsuccessful.
If your claim is successful, your solicitor will take a small percentage deducted from the compensation that has been awarded. This is known as a ‘success fee’ and is legally capped so that you can be reassured that you are paying a fair fee!
Contact Our Team to Make a Claim
An advisor is on hand 24/7 to answer your questions about wrist injury claims. Get in touch today to get started.
- Call 0333 000 0729
- Fill out our online form
- Ask a question in our chat
Learn More
Here are a few more guides that you may also find helpful:
- Learn whether you can claim for loss of earnings as part of your claim.
- Case Study – Compensation for a Broken Arm.
- Claims guide – Elbow Injury Compensation.
These external resources may also prove useful:
- You may want to learn more about the symptoms and cause of your wrist pain before you make your claim so here is a useful page by the NHS.
- Information about slips, trips and falls from the Health and Safety Executive.
- Government guidance on how to claim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
Thank you for reading our guide on wrist injury claims. If you need any more help, give Legal Helpline a call today.