Mr C approached The Injury Lawyers for help when he suffered from a fractured index finger and soft tissue damage to his middle finger in a work accident that was entirely preventable. Mr C had to have several weeks off work and was restricted in his everyday activities as a result of his debilitating injuries.
With help from our expert team, he was awarded a fantastic payout of £8,147.98 for his injuries and losses in less than nine months of starting the case.
The claim was pursued under the old rules which meant that a turnaround of nine months was a fairly good one. Some claims, especially where the insurers are intent on trying to defend the case, can sometimes take years to resolve because we have to fight tooth and nail for our client against the insurance giants who want to prevent a payout.
Mr C was injured when he was asked to assist a colleague in setting up a press machine at work. The procedure was to raise the tool, which weighted around a tonne, that was already in the press using a forklift truck, and place metal block underneath it. As the tool was raised, it unfortunately slipped from the forks and trapped Mr C’s fingers between the tool and the metal block he was placing underneath it.
Clearly the system of work was not safe if there was any way that a tool weighing around a tonne could fall and trap a workers hand. The task couldn’t have been risk assessed properly, and it’s important to let you know that the system was changed following the accident.
But for Mr C, it was too little too late – we were more than happy to fund his entire claim on a no win, no fee basis as we were satisfied that we could win the case.
We got the insurer to wisely admit liability for the accident and we instructed a specialist orthopaedic medical expert to examine our client and produce a report for us that we could use to value the claim.
An initial offer from the insurers of £4,600, but we negotiated almost double that through providing additional evidence to them and with a tactical offer we put forward to them as well. Mr C was happy to accept the overall sum of £8,147.98 in settlement of his claim – another happy client who was awarded a great payout to reflect their suffering and loss caused as a result of their employer’s negligence.
All employers have a legal obligation to have insurance that employees can claim from in the event that they are injured in an accident through no fault of their own that was entirely preventable. For help and advice about making a work accident compensation claim just like Mr C did, call our claims helpline 0800 634 7575 today for expert advice.
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