Successful work accident claim for delivery man

During September 2005 we received a phone call from an ex-delivery man in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, who wanted our help to make a work-related accident claim.

He told Lee-Anne, one of our claim advisors, that he had been making deliveries by bicycle when the work accident occurred. When the delivery man arrived at work he found out that he was going to be provided with a replacement bicycle while his went in for service and as he was running late he decided to replace the busy route he normally took with a quieter, alternative route where he would not have to negotiate the rush hour traffic.

This alternative route took him down a windy country lane and he was riding along quite happily until he hit a slight dip in the road and was thrown from his bike as the front wheel came loose and span off.

Unfortunately, he was not been provided with a cycle helmet and landed heavily on the side of his head, was knocked unconscious and sustained a serious closed head injury. He also badly grazed the skin from his left side and fractured his left leg and knee joint.

He was found by a local woman who was horse riding along the same lane. She phoned for an ambulance, covered the man with her coat and talked to him until the emergency services arrived. The man was taken to A&E and treated for his personal injuries then kept in for 12 days. After a thorough examination and a CT scan doctors diagnosed the delivery man with minor brain damage and warned him and his family that he may experience problems with his memory, moods and concentration.

Several months passed before the man felt able to return to work and when he did he found it very hard going. He could no longer ride a bike because the damage to his leg had left him suffering ongoing pain so he was reassigned to the sorting room. He found this job difficult as it was tedious and wasn't made any easier by his lack of concentration.

This was making him very unhappy and he decided to talk to his employers. They said there was little they could do so he decided that he had no choice but to cease working for the company.

He knew that he could not support his wife and two children on fresh air and had already lost two months earnings while he was recovering from his personal injuries. He sought advice and was told about YouClaim, a no win, no fee personal injury claim company that specialise in helping people who have suffered accidents at work.

He was certain that the work accident was a direct result of a faulty bicycle which had been supplied to him by his employers and Lee-Anne told him that we may be able to help him claim compensation from his employers but the case would have to be assessed further. After further review, a no win, no fee personal injury solicitor agreed that it seemed the man's employers were responsible for his injuries. She agreed to take the case on and won the ex-deliveryman a combination of general and special damages totalling 46,200.

Making a no win, no fee work-related accident claim
If you have been involved in an accident at work that wasn't your fault and would like to make a no win, no fee compensation claim then we are here to help.

YouClaim are the accident at work claim experts and have a fabulous success rate.

We work under the no win, no fee agreement and do not charge our clients a single penny for our services, whether they win or lose their case. We also make sure that they receive every penny awarded to them as we don't agree with taking a cut from your well-deserved compensation.

If you would like to find out more about our personal injury compensation claim service then you can chat online to one of our claims team or you can drop us an email and we will get back to you at a convenient time. Alternatively, speak to one of our friendly claim advisors about making a work-related claim on 0800 10 757 95.