Industrial deafness and light engineering compensation claims

Compensation claims for industrial injury from industries such as mining and ship building are well documented, however UK personal injury lawyers feel sure that many employees involved in light engineering have yet to realise their hearing problems may entitle them to make an industrial deafness compensation claim.

The conditions associated with mining and shipbuilding, such as vibration white finger and asbestosis, have been well publicised. Claims from these industries have been numerous and employers at fault have been exposed and made to pay. Many thousands of successful compensation claims have been executed.

Personal injury lawyers are concerned, however, that industrial deafness conditions, such as tinnitus, loss of hearing, and acoustic shock are swept aside when compared with industrial diseases such as mesothelioma (cancer of the lung).

Workers in light engineering; particularly steel erectors, fabricators and grinders, or anyone who has been regularly exposed to loud noise, may have experienced industrial deafness and may be able to make a claim.

If you have been involved in any grinding process such as, surface, cylindrical, internal, centreless or creep-feed grinding and have been exposed to loud noise over long periods of time, or with any regularity you may have experienced industrial deafness.

As a fabricator if you worked in a machine-shop environment with high noise levels and you were not supplied with the correct personal protective equipment, (PPE) you may be able to make a noise induced hearing loss claim.

As a steel erector working with power tools, especially bolt guns, you may have suffered acoustic shock. If you feel your hearing has been compromised you may be able to make a compensation claim.

A personal injury solicitor spokesperson said, "Depending on the severity of your condition and the nature of the exposure, compensation payouts can run into thousands of pounds."

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At YouClaim we make sure you find the right people to understand your industrial deafness circumstances. If you have suffered noise induced hearing loss, our UK no win, no fee solicitors could help you to get compensation.

All solicitors on the panel are experts in their fields and proudly governed by the standards laid down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. We guarantee that at no time will you be charged for our services and that you will receive 100% of the compensation awarded to you. If your claim is unsuccessful you will not be charged.

If you would like to talk to one of our friendly helpline advisors, please call 0800 10 757 95. If you would like to choose a more suitable time, we can call you back later.

Alternatively, tell us about your industrial deafness by filling out an online claim form and we will call you back when we have checked the details. Above all, remember that YouClaim's advice is free and confidential.