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It is no exaggeration to say that the ability of a person to perform manual tasks literally hinges on the elbow. This is why if someone suffers an elbow injury in an accident that was not their fault, contacting a no win, no fee solicitor with a view to making an accident compensation claim may become an immediate concern.
No win, no fee solicitors can help and, depending upon the severity, claimants win between £3,000 and £25,000 for an elbow injury suffered in a work accident.
One of the most common types of elbow injuries no win, no fee solicitors frequently help accident compensation claimants win awards for are those suffered in slips, trips and falls.
These elbow injuries may be suffered in holiday accidents, car accidents or sports accidents but are most commonly suffered as a result of work accidents.
The other type of elbow injury most commonly dealt with by no win, no fee solicitors are those which develop as a result of excessive wear and tear. These are commonly referred to as RSI or tennis elbow injuries and, once again, are most commonly caused by the workplace.
Traumatic elbow injuries
If you have suffered a traumatic elbow injury, you may wish to contact a no win, no fee solicitor in order to make a personal injury compensation claim.
These kinds of injuries are most frequently suffered by people who work in occupations where they are exposed to a high risk of suffering a fall from height.
Occupations exposed to this kind of risk include: construction workers, maintenance workers, forestry workers, painters, decorators and window cleaners.
In addition, workers who are asked to do one-off jobs at height, without first receiving suitable training, are at high risk of suffering an elbow injury in this kind of work accident.
Health and Safety Executive statistics show that in the period 2006/2007, 3351 workers suffered serious personal injuries in falls from height many of who went on to successfully claim compensation with no win, no fee solicitors while, tragically, 45 people were killed in this kind of work accident.
While no figures are available detailing just how many of these people suffered elbow injuries, anecdotal evidence from no win, no fee solicitors suggests that of the 3341 serious personal injuries, a significant minority were elbow injuries.
As mentioned earlier, slips and trips are also a common cause of elbow injuries. Although elbow injuries suffered in these types of accidents will generally not be as traumatic as those suffered in falls from height, they can still be of a serious magnitude and are typically awarded personal injury compensation of around £7,000.
RSI or chronic elbow injuries
People who contact no win, no fee solicitors for RSI or chronic elbow injuries come from a variety of different work sectors. Workers who use heavy or vibrating machinery, those who perform repetitive tasks without sufficient breaks and office workers are all susceptible to chronic elbow injuries.
As would logically be expected, this kind of elbow injury is usually caused by overuse of the joint.
When contacting a no win, no fee solicitor to make a compensation claim for this kind of injury, it will be necessary to have a medical exam to determine the process by which the injury occurred, the intensity of the injury, the site of the injury and its effect on mobility and function.
Complications with elbow injuries
Sometimes if you are suffering from another kind of injury, its symptoms may be manifested in the elbow. For example, if you are suffering an injury to the humerus (a bone in the upper arm), or radius or ulna (forearm), the damage may restrict movement of the elbow and be felt in the joint.
Contacting no win, no fee solicitors to make an elbow injury compensation claim
If you have suffered an elbow injury in an accident that was not your fault, you may be able to claim personal injury compensation.
YouClaim's panel of no win, no fee solicitors are widely-recognised as some of the UK's leading experts in achieving personal injury compensation.
Our service is both completely risk-free and absolutely cost-free. Never at any stage of the injury compensation process will you have to pay us, or anyone else, a single penny in legal costs or fees.
In addition, we never take a cut your compensation, meaning you will keep 100% of any compensation awarded you.
If you wish to get in touch with us today, you can:
Speak to us now on freephone 0800 10 757 95, fill out an online claim form, or request we call you back later at a time that is convenient for you.
