If your injured hand was caused as a result of negligence than you have the right to make a claim for personal injury compensation. Even a minor hand injury can cause a lot of problems for a long time, and we make sure that our clients are compensated properly when making an injured hand claim.
So when can you claim and what sort of things can you claim for in an injured hand personal injury case?
Can I claim?
As I said above it is about whether your injured hand was caused by negligence. Some really common examples of where this may be the case can be:
- Slips on wet floors
- Trips on defects or dangerous hazards on the ground
- Hand injuries at work using equipment or machinery
- Burns or cuts to the hand caused by not having the right protective equipment at work (e.g. gloves)
- Repetitive strain injuries or long term damaged causing things like vibration white finger
What can I claim for?
You can claim for the pain, suffering, and loss of amenity caused, and you can also claim for any losses and expenses caused as a result of the accident too. Generally speaking, the more you suffer, the more we can get for you.
Typically the value of an injured hand claim can be dependent on things like:
- The length and degree of not being able to use the hand
- Whether any operations where required
- Any long term affects that may cause problems with you working or carrying out your hobbies and regular activities
- Your time off work and ability to go back and do your job – as we can claim for past and future lost earnings for this
- Whether you need care and assistance from friends and family, like escort duties if you can’t drive yourself to the hospital. We can claim for hourly rates for friends and family members
How much is an injured hand claim worth?
Like I said above it’s all about the factors that are unique to your claim, but it can also be about the quality of your lawyer. We are actually an expert firm of injury lawyers which means we only fight for the rights of injured accident victims. This means our lawyers are specialists in their field and we can often get you more than other firms by: fighting for higher amounts; using our expert knowledge; and offering you agreements that mean you keep more of your compensation that some other firms will offer.
Using the official guidelines I can tell you that:
- Minor injured hand claims can be worth up to around £3,000
- Moderate injured hand clams can be worth up to around £10,000
- Serious injured hand cases like crushing injuries can be worth up to £20,000
- More serious injured hand cases where the damage has resulted in significant loss of use and permanent disfigurement can claim up to £45,000
The above is just for the injury – your losses claim is normally added on top of the injury claim.
There are of course even more serious cases which are obviously worth more. It’s all about the severity of the suffering and our expert lawyers are here to help you – just call 0800 634 7575.