Chest Injury Claims
Claim Time Solicitors specialises in securing compensation for chest injury claims. With over 15+ years of experience in personal injury claims, our dedicated team is committed to fighting for your rights. Whether your chest injury was caused by workplace accidents, road traffic collisions, unsafe practices, or other factors, we will support you through every step of the claims process. We aim to help you receive maximum compensation in minimum time—without any upfront costs.
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Chest injuries can completely affect the quality of one’s life. They are severe and debilitating, making them almost impossible to live with. Such injuries often include broken ribs and lung conditions, which prevent you from engaging yourself in your normal activities. If you have suffered a chest injury in an accident caused by someone else’s careless attitude, you may be eligible to make a chest injury claim for compensation.
Our committed team is here to help you if you want to make a claim. First, a specifically trained advisor will talk you through your case over the phone in complete depth, explain your legal options, and give you free initial advice, no matter what you decide to do next. If the lawyer considers that your case has a fair prospect of success, we will instruct one of our personal injury solicitors to take over your chest injury compensation claim and will represent you on a no win no fee basis.
If you are ready to start a chest injury claim now, please call us on 0800 970 2727 for a no-obligation consultation. Alternatively, continue reading to learn more about making a chest injury compensation claim.
Common causes of chest injury claims
The ribs are quite fragile, and any accident involving a direct impact on the chest could result in serious injuries to this region. Some of the most frequently occurring causes of chest injury claims include:
- Road traffic accidents
- Accidents or incidents with fire and inhaling smoke
- Assaults, either by cutting/ stabbing
- Compression to the rib cage
- Falls while working on site
- Infection from diseases brought about through toxic fumes or exposure to asbestos
- Falling
- Industrial accidents
- Slips or falling, tripping
- Slipping on the stairs of work
- Falling from scaffolding or ladder
- Sports Injuries
If your chest injury was caused by someone other than you, then the compensation for the chest injury should be claimed. For example, you can claim if you tripped from a raised workplace since your employer failed to provide safety harnesses as was required.
Common types of chest injuries
Such injury can be broadly categorised mainly into two types: from a direct external trauma to the chest and those that will involve the internal organs lying within the chest cavity that will not have any physical manifestations on the outer part. Physiological chest injuries commonly occur due to exposure from various toxic materials, including chemicals contained in asbestos or fumes of an industrial area.
Fractured ribs: The most common chest injury from direct impact to the chest is fractured ribs. Fractured ribs are usually caused by accidents, falls, or assaults. These injuries are quite painful, and it becomes extremely hard to move, breathe, or even do basic daily tasks. Fractured ribs pain may last for weeks or months depending on the extremity of your injury. If your chest injury is a fractured rib, you may want to explore our rib injury claims page for more information on how to claim.
Collapsed lung: Another extreme chest injury due to direct trauma would be a collapsed lung, which is known as pneumothorax. A punctured lung or a broken rib may allow air to enter the pleural space between the chest wall and the lung. This accumulation of air puts pressure on the lung, causing it to collapse. This condition is very painful and may cause shortness of breath, breathing difficulties, and other complications. The sudden collapse of the lung is generally due to severe chest trauma.
Blunt and penetrating traumatic chest injuries: Both blunt as well as penetrating traumatic chest injuries come after extreme impact with an object or any surface. Those impacts arising from blunt objects or surfaces, like table tops or machinery, or walls form the categories of blunt traumatic injuries. Injuries inflicted on the chest area by object penetration such as knife, or bullet fall in the category of a penetrating traumatic injury. Blunt and penetrating traumatic injuries are very serious and lead to several different medical complications. A common example would be a blow from a hit-and-run car accident hitting the lower chest and causing a splenic traumatic injury.
Industrial-related chest injuries & diseases: Most industrial-related chest injuries occur as physiological injuries. There is a short-term kind or long-term kind to it from exposure to such harmful toxic materials in workstations. One of such is known exposure to asbestos, still sadly, responsible for plenty of yearly deaths in statistics recorded by UK governments, even though that’s not all about industrial-related chest injuries. Exposure to harmful substances in workspaces results in a variety of chest injuries, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), mesothelioma, emphysema, and chronic lung disease. All of these have long-term effects causing health to deteriorate.
How much compensation can I claim for a chest injury?
Calculating how much compensation you could claim for a chest injury is vital. It aims at relieving the sufferings and pains associated with your chest injury in terms of general damages. If you suffered some losses resulting from your injury, this might be compensated as special damages. This will vary from person to person.
- Pain and suffering: This includes any physical or emotional pain and distress you experience because of your chest injury.
- Loss of amenity: If the injury in the chest disables you from participating in some normal activities such as sports, hobbies, or social gatherings, you could be compensated for the loss of those pleasures.
- Loss of income: If you cannot work because of your injury, you could be compensated for lost income.
- Care costs: If you need to employ a full-time caretaker or have someone assist you during your recovery, you can claim compensation for these care costs.
- Medical costs: This includes all the expenditure on medical treatments, private care, and specialist treatments not covered by the NHS.
- Future loss of earning capacity: If your accident is likely to render you incapable of working in the future, you will be entitled to awards for future loss of earnings.
- Travel expenses: If your medical appointments require travel, compensation may be provided for travel expenses, including public transport, fuel, and parking.
- Home or vehicle modifications: If your injury results in long-term disability, you may need to make some modifications to your living space or vehicle to accommodate medical equipment like oxygen tanks or breathing apparatus.
The severity of your chest injury will determine how much you are likely to receive in compensation. Generally, for chest injuries, you can receive £2,800 – £107,250. To assess the extent of your chest injury, you will typically undergo a medical examination as part of the chest injury claims process. The independent medical expert will examine your injury, document your medical history, and provide a report that details your prognosis and injuries. At Claim Time Solicitors, we will work to ensure that this appointment is scheduled as conveniently as possible for you.
Evidence to support a chest injury claim
In most instances, any chest injury compensation claim you file will be transmitted to the defendant’s insurance firm. They would only agree to compensate you when it is quite apparent that their client was responsible for your injuries. To help prove what happened and how you suffered, you could supply:
- Accident report forms: In case you were injured during work or in a public area accident, the accident should’ve been recorded. Your copy of the form is helpful as it validates where and when the incident occurred.
- Witness information: You should inform your personal injury lawyer of any witnesses who happened to see your accident. They may be required to provide a statement to ascertain what happened.
- Photographic evidence: You should try and take pictures of the accident scene to show what caused your chest injury. Doing this before anything is removed from the scene is recommended.
- Medical evidence: If your chest injuries were examined or diagnosed by a medical expert or at a hospital, medical records and X-rays can be sought by your solicitor as evidence.
- Financial records: To assist in demonstrating any expenditure you’ve incurred because of your injury, you must retain any relevant receipts, bank statements, or invoices to prove the same.
If you request a free review of your case, we will take into account any evidence that you’ve already obtained to help us get a better understanding of the prospects of being compensated for your injuries.
Starting the chest injury claims process
At Claim Time Solicitors, we are fully prepared to assist you in filing your chest injury claim. To start your success journey with us, reach out to 0800 970 2727 for a free first consultation with our lawyers.
If your case has a strong foundation, one of our experienced personal injury solicitors will manage your case on a no win no fee basis which simply means that you will not have to pay any legal fees unless your claim is successful. You only have to pay the lawyers after receiving your desired compensation as a token of thanks for their services and for taking the risk.
Feel free to contact us over the phone if you have any further queries or concerns about the process of chest injury claims. We are here to support you to the best of our abilities. Our aim is to ensure the well-being of our clients at all times.
Chest Injury Claims- Know more
As with any personal injury claim, there is a time frame for making a chest injury compensation claim. You shall start the process within three years from the date of the accident. However, for industrial diseases-related chest injuries, the time frame may start from the date you were diagnosed or became aware of the injury.
We recommend you to file your chest injury compensation claim as soon as possible. This will give you enough time to gather significant evidence to prove your illness. You might also receive interim payments for your rehabilitation services which can cover all your immediate expenses.
To successfully file a chest injury compensation claim, you have to prove that:
- The defendant owed you a duty of care.
- Their carelessness led to the incident that caused your injury.
- You suffered chest injuries due to the accident.
For instance, if you sustained injuries from a car accident by another driver, the Road Traffic Act 1988 provides that the driver owed you a duty of care. If your chest injury occurred at your workplace due to your employer’s negligence to ensure adequate equipment, you can claim based on a breach of workplace health and safety regulations.
Our solicitors will ensure that your chest injury claim is supported by all relevant evidence and legal arguments for your best possible chance of winning. By following this process, we aim to achieve the maximum chest injury compensation for you, helping you to heal from the physical, psychological, and financial impact of your injury.
Injuries to the chest can be due to impact or illness, and the two distinctions are important. Although the chest is one of the most active body parts, it’s also quite fragile, so any injuries can lead to long-term complications, including reduced life expectancy.
The most common chest injury claims usually occur through workplace or road traffic accidents where blunt traumatic injury tends to cause multiple injuries involving a collapsed lung, some form of soft tissue damage, and reduction in lung function, together with heart injuries.
Rib damage is common among car drivers and motorcyclists because of the impact of the crash. Construction and industrial workers are also at risk of accidents such as falling from ladders or tripping over equipment.
Professionals working with chemicals can also fall victim to the disease, especially when exposed to asbestos and other harmful substances that cause lung injuries. Inhalation of toxic fumes can also be experienced during fire incidents, which often leads to immediate and prolonged chest trauma.
Chest injuries can have a major and long-lasting effect on you and those around you, with some of the effects being lifelong. Compensations for chest injury will enable you to cater to your medical and rehabilitation bills and lost income during your stay in the hospital or the recovery period. Compensation is also given for long-term treatments if your injuries are extreme to limit you from getting full recovery, and necessary modifications can be made to your home.
Receiving chest injury compensation from filing a claim can also help in providing peace of mind and support your recovery process, as it compensates you for the psychological effect the injury had on you and your loved ones.
FAQs
It is very natural to worry about filing a compensation claim against your employer concerning a chest injury; however, the system is in place to help you if your workplace has failed you in their duty of care towards you. Chest injuries could be well prevented, but if an employer fails to protect his or her worker, this could lead to long-term injuries or chronic lung disease, so it would be well worth claiming to ensure recovery while preventing further occurrences in others.
To know more about how to claim compensation, call us on 0800 970 2727 to discuss your case in complete depth. At Claim Time Solicitors, we ensure all the details being shared remain confidential. Also, it is important to mention there is no obligation to proceed.
Once you understand the value of your chest injury claim, it’s now time to take the necessary steps to make the claims process move forward. The most important step that you can take is to have a personal injury solicitor on board. By hiring the lawyer you can significantly increase your chances of winning as the lawyers are well acquainted with the legal landscape. Also, you will be able to receive personalised advice on how much you could claim and explore all your legal options. The solicitor will negotiate on your behalf and deal with all the necessary paperwork while you focus on your healing.
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