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Cut tendon injuries are very serious. If you’ve come to our site looking for advice having cut through a tendon, I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir here.<\/p>\nCut tendon injuries are very serious. If you’ve come to our site looking for advice having cut through a tendon, I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir here.<\/p>\n
Common in workplace accidents where tendons in the fingers, wrists, and arms are cut from machinery or using tools in the workplace, they can lead to a lot of pain and a lot of time off work. So here is some advice for cut tendon accident victims about making a claim<\/a> and what you can claim for.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Making a claim – proving negligence<\/strong><\/p>\n The first step is to prove that someone is at fault for the accident. Whilst cliched, the old saying ‘where there is a blame there is a claim’ can be fairly accurate. Referring to the opening statement of this article, common tendon injuries involve the use of machinery and equipment at work. Equipment must be safe to use, so if you are injured by equipment because it is dangerous, you may have a claim.<\/p>\n If there are no guards to prevent injury, or you are not adequately trained, these can be arguments to prove you are entitled to make a claim.<\/p>\n What can you claim for?<\/strong><\/p>\n A claim is normally formed from two parts – General Damages, and Special Damages. General Damages is for the pain, suffering, and loss caused. We’ll send you to see an expert and they will produce a report for us outlining how badly you have suffered form the injury. We’ll look at things like:<\/p>\n