We can claim compensation for employees who have injured a wrist at work. We can also claim if you have hurt your wrist in a shop or public place. Catherine Smith has experience in claiming compensation for wrist pain. She introduces our no win no fee service in this video.

Read more about wrist injuries below, or use our free legal advice service opposite to ask us can I claim compensation if I have injured my wrist at work?

Wrist Injury Compensation Claims

Wrist injuries in the workplace are most often the result of workers slipping, tripping or falling from height. When a person is falling towards the ground, their natural instinct is to attempt to break the fall by extending their arms to bear the brunt of the impact. Depending on the distance of the fall and force of impact, the wrist is likely to be the area that sustains the most damage. There are many other possible ways in which a worker can sustain a wrist injury, including when an object falling from height strikes the joint, or where the wrist is trapped in a piece of machinery or between two heavy objects.

Types Of Wrist Injury Caused By Work

The Complexity Of The Wrist Joint & Possible Injuries

The wrist is where the distal ends of the Radius and Ulna bones in the forearm meet, with eight small carpal bones surrounding them, and ligaments to stabilise the joint. Possible wrist injuries range from minor sprains, where ligaments are over-stretched and partially torn, through to dislocations and fractures. A broken wrist is normally referred to either as a Colles fracture, where the radius bone is cracked, or a Scaphoid fracture, involving a break in one of the eight carpal bones. One of the worst types of break is what is known as a spiral fracture, where the crack in the bone runs in a spiral pattern up the wrist, necessitating many months in plaster, and the insertion of plates and pins.

Repetitive Strain Wrist Injuries

There are also various types of wrist damage sustained in the workplace related to 'Repetitive Strain Injury' (RSI). Damage to muscles, ligaments and bones in the wrist can accumulate over time, usually due to repetitive physical motions (such as a kitchen worker cutting up food, or a computer worker typing for long hours). Injuries may be partially caused by other factors such as poor workstation ergonomics, poor posture, and general workplace pressure and stress. Repetitive strain conditions such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Tendonitis may involve long term symptoms including loss of grip, ongoing pain, and decreased mobility and coordination in the forearm and shoulder.

The Benefits Of Using A Firm Of No Win No Fee Solicitors

Wrist Injury Compensation Awards

Wrist injury compensation awards will rise to £38,250 where there is a complete and ongoing loss of function in the wrist. A serious permanent disability in the wrist where some useful movement still remains will result in compensation awards of between £15,750 and £25,000. Where the level of permanent disability is less severe, such as persisting pain and stiffness but general useful movement, compensations will be between £8,000 and £15,750. An injured person with an uncomplicated Colles fracture will be awarded in the region of £4,750. For a minor, undisplaced or minimally displaced fracture and soft tissue injuries from which a full of virtual recovery is made within a matter of months, wrist injury compensation awards will be between £2,250 and £3,000.

Wrist Injury Compensation Claims

Provided your claim relates to an accident that has taken place in the last three years, we can represent you on a No Win No Fee basis. You are assured of keeping 100% of any compensation awarded, with no deductions. In the event that your compensation claim is successful our fees are paid by the losing party to the claim. The vast majority of the claims we take on are successful, and where they are not we will charge you nothing.

Bartletts Solicitors have been protecting and supporting clients for 150 years and enjoy a reputation nationwide for trusted legal advice. We are specialists in wrist injury compensation claims having successfully represented injured employees across a range of industries. Call us today on 0800 158 2454 for a free consultation regarding your case or to begin a claim. You can also contact us for free legal advice via our new Live Chat function.