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Due to lax health and safety in some places of work, employees are sometimes unfortunate enough to suffer a severe personal injury and have to make an amputation claim.
Most often, amputation cases occur when an individual becomes caught in a machine or is involved in a collision with a work vehicle where damage to an arm or leg is so severe that doctors have to remove the crushed limb.
The sustained injuries can be painful and traumatic, and, unlike many other injuries which heal completely over time, the person is left without a limb or digit for the rest of their lives.
Losing a part of their body can put them under great stress and it often takes time to adapt to moving and performing every day tasks differently to how they used to.
In some instances the need for amputation will mean that the individual is unable to continue to work in their previous capacity, or unable to remain under employment at all if they cannot perform any tasks asked of them.
In these cases it is likely that the victim will lose earnings and may potentially struggle harder than most amputees to continue life as normal.
For example, if they were unfortunate enough to need their dominant hand amputated, their rehabilitation will involve learning to use their weaker hand. This can be very frustrating for someone who is not ambidextrous, and, according to a report of Imperial College London research published in the medical journal Paediatrics in 2010, only one in every 100 people have that skill. Furthermore, there are still many tasks which can only be undertaken with two hands.
Nevertheless, whether a victim has lost some toes or an arm they will need to adjust their movements to compensate for the missing limbs.
Smaller injuries will usually take the brain less time to compensate for, but other more severe injuries can take a few weeks, months or even years of adjustment depending on the severity of their accident.
Moreover, the older the victim is the longer their wound typically takes to heal and the more difficult it may be to rehabilitate them.
Making an amputation claim
If you or a member of your family has sustained a work-related personal injury which has resulted in amputation, then you may be eligible to make an amputation claim.
The changes you have had to make since the incident may have been small or they may have had an enormous impact on your quality of life, but if the accident was not your fault a compensation claim solicitor could help you receive a settlement.
Contact us on 0800 10 757 95, request a call back, or talk to an adviser over the internet using live help.
