Mercury Poisoning

Exposure to mercury can cause hydrargyria (also known as mercurialism), a serious condition which can lead to time out of the workplace and long-term health issues.

If you’ve suffered ill effects after coming into contact with mercury in your workplace the expert solicitors here at YouClaim can help you to make a claim for compensation – contact our team now on 0800 10 757 95, use our echat facility or request a call back at a convenient time.

Symptoms of mercury poisoning
Symptoms include impairment of vision, hearing and speech; disturbed sensation and a lack of coordination. Each symptom and degree of effect will depend upon which type of mercury toxin, the dose, the length of exposure and method of exposure.

There may also be some skin itching, skin discolouration (pink cheeks, fingertips and toes), swelling and desquamation (shedding of skin).

Mercury poisoning can also cause profuse sweating, tachycardia (abnormally fast heartbeat), increased production of saliva, and hypertension (high blood pressure).

How are we exposed to mercury?
Mercury is a risk in many industrial environments including gold production, non-ferrous metal production, cement production, waste disposal, human cremation, caustic soda production, pig iron and steel production, battery production and biomass burning.

Mercury compounds are easily absorbed through the skin, so exposed workers should be provided with adequate protective clothing.

Making a mercury poisoning claim with the personal injury experts at YouClaim

If you or a loved one have been affected by mercury poisoning you may be eligible to make a personal injury compensation claim with the no win, no fee lawyers at YouClaim.

The panel of compensation solicitors at YouClaim work throughout the country under the strict governance of the Solicitor's Regulation Authority, a branch of the Law Society, which guarantees professionalism and the highest standards of practise possible.

What's more, our no win, no fee promise guarantees you peace of mind in the form of our assurance that you will not be charged any legal costs fees or disbursement in the event that your claim is not successful.

Call us today on 0800 10 757 95 to see if we can help you make a mercury compensation claim which could help fund your rehabilitation and compensate you for any pain, suffering and loss of earnings.

You can also commence your claim by filling in an online claim form and we will call you back at a time to suit you, or by having a real time e-chat with one of our friendly legal advisors.