How a barman made a successful industrial deafness claim

Millions of people in the UK are exposed to dangerous levels of noise in the workplace, something which can cause irreversible hearing damage such as industrial deafness and tinnitus. YouClaim is dedicated to helping people with such hearing loss to claim personal injury compensation from negligent employers.

One person we were able to help in this way was a 38-year-old barman who had been exposed to very high noise levels while working in a club.

Case study - Barman
Our customer had been working as a barman in a London club for eight years and was exposed to high levels of noise on a daily basis. He was used to leaving work with dull hearing and had mentioned this to his employer on multiple occasions. Read more about types of industrial deafness.

However, he was told that it wouldn't give him any permanent hearing damage and it was just part of the job. Despite repeated attempts to get his employer to provide ear plugs and to make a slight alteration to the layout of the club, no changes were made and the barman's hearing grew worse. Read more about preventing industrial deafness.

He began to find it harder to hear people making orders at the bar, which was beginning to have an impact on his ability to do his job. This apparent hearing loss prompted him to go to the doctor, who diagnosed mild industrial deafness with tinnitus and advised him to stop working at the club in order to prevent further damage.

He left his job but found that his hearing damage prevented him from being able to work as a barman, even in quieter environments. He wondered about claiming personal injury compensation against his former employers and emailed YouClaim for free legal advice.

We assessed his situation and were pleased to be able to offer him use of our totally cost- and risk-free service. He decided to go ahead with his compensation claim and, six months later, was delighted to hear that he had been awarded £12,000 for his industrial deafness and tinnitus. Read more about compensation amounts.

He received every penny of his compensation award and at no point did he have to pay anything at all towards his industrial deafness claim.

How you can claim industrial deafness compensation
If you have suffered industrial deafness or tinnitus as a result of your work and you wish to claim against your employer, we may well be able to help. Our personal injury solicitors have years of experience in dealing with industrial deafness claims and their specialist knowledge helps them to get the very best results for their customers

There are absolutely no costs or fees to worry about when you make a compensation claim with YouClaim. Our panel of personal injury solicitors work on a no win, no fee basis and you will be protected from legal costs at all times. This means that no matter what the outcome of your case, you won't have to pay a thing.

To find out more about making an industrial deafness claim, please telephone 0800 10 757 95 or fill in an online claim form and we will call you back.