Pages On: Hand Injuries
Suffering an injury to the hand can be a horrible limitation to your life. Our hands are made-up of a complex structure of bones and tendons, which can make everyday-tasks difficult if damaged. Even minor injuries can affect your ability to work and experience life. It is in this spirit that compensation claims are assessed, especially as there is little alternative to using our hands for most things. If you have suffered a hand injury, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be entitled to claim personal injury compensation.
Compensation awarded to prison officer forced to leave her profession
Posted: 1 May 2016
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Hand Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A former prison officer, working in a London young offender’s institute, has been forced to quit her job after sustaining a debilitating injury whilst at work. The officer, who has chosen to remain unnamed, was eventually awarded the sum of £140,000 in compensation, following a six year battle with her ex-employer. Her solicitors argued that the prison service was to blame following an altercation between two inmates that should never have been allowed to occur. The officer had warned colleagues that the two inmates were on ‘separate unlock’, meaning that they…
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£940000 compensation following freak accident
Posted: 4 April 2016
Posted in: Hand Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A Manchester man has received £940000 in compensation after taking his employer to court following a freak accident at work. The accident, that initially seemed innocuous, left the employee with every bone in his wrist broken, rendering him unable to go back to work again. The man in his forties decided to take his employer to court after his contract was terminated just weeks after the incident. Having built up substantial skills over his working life, the claimant was able to earn a very good income. After sustaining debilitating injuries…
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Dog attack sees two hospitalised
Posted: 16 September 2014
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Hand Injuries
A dog attack earlier this month saw two people hospitalised. The attack happened in Newbury on the 4th of September when two terriers attacked a couple of dog walkers. Both victims suffered serious injuries and required hospital treatment. The two victims, friends John Bremner and Georgina Warren, had been walking their own dogs when the incident happened. It was heard that the terriers first attempted to attack their pets, but then attacked the owners. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the American Pit Bull had both escaped from their owner’s home…
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Council worker compensated for burnt hand
Posted: 15 January 2014
Posted in: Hand Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A council worker has received a £3,000 payout after severely burning their hand on a hot fish pie while serving lunch. This was one of the numerous claims paid out by authorities in Greater Manchester to their own staff in the last year. Other injuries included hurting themselves while setting up a trampoline, tripping while delivering leaflets, being assaulted by aggressive members of the public and many others; all of which won full compensation. The area’s ten local authorities have faced a huge number of claims from employees since the…
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Hand Injury Claims
Posted in: Hand Injuries, Personal Injury
Your hands are among the most vitally important parts of your entire body. Injury to your hands will almost certainly result in a substantial reduction in the quality of your life, as well as your prospects of employment. The law reflects this, and awards of compensation for the complete loss of the use of a hand fall not far short of the compensation for the loss of the entire arm. How Much Compensation for a Hand Injury? If you have been injured in the last three years, and it wasn’t…
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