Arm Injury Compensation Claims
Check if you can claim compensation
If you broke or injured your arm, wrist, elbow or shoulder in an accident that was not your fault, at work, on the road or in a public place, you may be able to claim compensation. We handle arm injury compensation claims on a No Win No Fee basis and will explain your options clearly.
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Can you claim arm injury compensation?
Where your accident happened matters less than who was responsible. On the road, other drivers owe you care. At work, your employer must keep you reasonably safe. In shops and public places, whoever controls the space must maintain it properly. When one of them falls short and your arm is injured as a result, you may be able to claim arm injury compensation.
Your injury does not need to be severe to count, and you do not need to know who was at fault before you call. Working that out is our job, not yours.
How arm injuries happen when someone else
is at fault
Arms take the impact in most accidents, because reaching out to break a fall is instinct. That is why so many claims we see involve wrists, elbows and shoulders: a slip on an unmarked wet floor, a fall from a ladder that should have been secured, a cyclist knocked off at a junction.
Others build up over time rather than in one moment. Repetitive work without proper breaks or rotation, and vibrating tools used without the right equipment or limits, can damage arms and hands gradually. If your employer knew the risk and did not manage it, a gradual injury can support a claim just as an accident can.
workers in Great Britain had a work-related musculoskeletal disorder mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck in 2024/25
That is around four in every ten work-related musculoskeletal disorders. If your employer failed to manage the risks and this caused or worsened your condition, you may be able to claim compensation.
Arm injuries you can claim for
From a clean fracture to injuries that change how you work and live. If yours is not listed, ask us anyway.
Broken arms and fractures
Fractures of the wrist, forearm, elbow or upper arm, from clean breaks to complex fractures needing plates, pins or surgery.
Shoulder injuries
Dislocations, rotator cuff tears and frozen shoulder after an accident, which can limit the whole arm for months.
Elbow and wrist injuries
Sprains, ligament damage and joint injuries that make gripping, lifting, typing or driving painful or impossible.
Soft tissue injuries
Muscle, tendon and ligament damage. Often dismissed as minor, yet slow to heal and disruptive to work and daily life.
Repetitive strain and vibration injuries
RSI and hand-arm vibration syndrome from work that was not managed safely, developing gradually rather than in one accident.
Serious and permanent injuries
Nerve damage, crush injuries and, in the most serious cases, amputation. Claims built around lifelong needs, handled with care.
What shapes an arm injury claim
People often talk themselves out of claiming because their injury “was not bad enough”. That is not how it works. If someone else’s fault caused the injury, you can claim; how serious the injury is decides the amount, not the right.
Two people can break the same bone and have very different claims. The factors on the right are what an independent medical expert looks at, and they are why we never quote a figure before that report exists.
- How badly the arm was injured and how long recovery takes
- Whether it is your dominant arm, which the law treats as more serious
- The effect on your work, especially if your job depends on your hands
- Any lasting symptoms: pain, weakness, restricted movement or scarring
The medical assessment is arranged by us, at no cost to you, with an expert independent of everyone involved.
- The injury, the pain and what your arm can no longer do
- Physiotherapy and private treatment where you need it sooner
- Earnings you have lost, including overtime and self-employed income
- Travel to appointments, and help from family while you recovered
What arm injury compensation covers
Compensation splits into two parts. The first is for the injury itself: the pain, the treatment, and what the arm can no longer do. The second is for everything the injury has cost you, from the first day off work to help you needed at home while you could not manage alone.
Keep receipts and payslips from early on if you can, because the second part is built from them. If you have not kept anything, do not let that stop you calling; records can almost always be rebuilt.
Evidence that makes the difference
Strong evidence can make an arm injury claim easier to prove. Whatever records you already have will help, and we can obtain any missing evidence on your behalf.
Accident not reported at the time? Claims can still succeed without an accident book entry. Call us before ruling yourself out.
No Win No Fee arm injury compensation claims
An injured arm often means reduced pay at exactly the time bills keep coming, so your claim should never add to the pressure. Starting costs nothing, and if the claim does not succeed you will not pay for our work, subject to the terms of your agreement.
If it succeeds, a success fee agreed with you at the start comes out of the compensation. No surprises, and the full terms are in writing before anything begins.
Read the agreement in your own time and ask us anything before you sign.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before starting your claim.
Can I claim compensation for an arm injury?
You may be able to, if the injury happened in the last three years and someone else was at least partly at fault: another driver, your employer, or whoever was responsible for the place where you were hurt. The injury does not need to be severe to qualify. A free conversation with our team is the quickest way to find out.
How much compensation for an arm injury?
It depends on the injury and on you. A fracture that heals fully, an injury to your dominant arm, and permanent loss of function are valued very differently, and your lost earnings and expenses are added on top. Guides that quote fixed brackets miss half the picture, so we wait for your independent medical report and then tell you what your claim is realistically worth.
Can I claim against my employer for a broken arm at work?
Yes, where your employer’s failure caused the accident: missing training, faulty equipment, unsafe systems or an unmanaged hazard. The claim is paid by their liability insurance, which employers are legally required to carry, not from their own pocket. The law also protects you from being treated unfairly for making an honest claim.
What if the accident was partly my fault?
You can usually still claim. Where responsibility is shared, compensation is reduced by your share of the blame rather than lost altogether; the law calls this contributory negligence. Insurers sometimes overstate your share to reduce what they pay, which is exactly the argument we push back on.
How long do I have to make an arm injury claim?
Usually three years from the accident, or from when you first connected your symptoms to it, which matters for gradual injuries like RSI or vibration damage. Children have until their 21st birthday, and different rules apply for people who lack mental capacity. Starting early keeps the evidence fresh, so check sooner rather than later.
Will I have to go to court?
Probably not. The vast majority of arm injury claims settle directly with the insurer, and court proceedings are a last resort where liability or value is seriously disputed. If it ever came to that, we would prepare everything and be with you throughout, but for most people the claim is handled entirely by us in the background.
Check if you can make an arm injury claim
Tell us how the accident happened and how your arm has been since. We will come back with an honest view of your claim, and there is no obligation to go ahead.
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