Anyone who has sustained an injury affecting their wrist in the last three years may be in a position to make a claim for compensation for the pain and suffering they have endured as a result. Damages for personal injury are always assessed on the individual facts of the case and on how badly the injury has affected the Claimants life in general including their working life.

The main causes of wrist injuries are:

Accidents at work – Slips, trips or falls on work premises or in the course of employment.

Building site claims - Accidents on construction sites.

Highway claims - Slips, trips and falls on public roads or foot paths.

Accidents in shops – Slips, trips and falls in shops or licensed premises.

Sports injuries – Injuries sustained whilst playing organised sports.

Types of wrist injury

Fractured wrist compensation claims
More usually known as a broken wrist. These range from serious displaced fractures requiring surgical intervention to less serious hairline breaks. Generally these are treated with a plaster cast and back slab. Recovery can take between six to twelve weeks and it is possible that the individual may be left with some residual disability.

Sprained wrist compensation claims
Commonly known as soft tissue or ligament injuries. As with all injuries the symptoms vary from person to person and damages will be assessed individually depending on any residual symptoms that may exist.

Repetitive strain injury
This type of injury is commonly caused by the over use of the wrist usually in a workplace environment. The most common examples of this are factory workers who are tasked with the same repetitive task for hours at a time with very short breaks. It is possible to suffer from RSI in most areas of work and it will depend completely on the facts of each case as to whether or not a claim for compensation will be successful.

Tendonitis
Tendonitis is often caused by the over use of a tendon and symptoms tend to occur around the wrist. Examples of this can be caused by writing or typing and/ or any other manual use. A claim for compensation can be made if an employer requires a worker to overly use his or her wrist for a prolonged period.

Carpal tunnel
It is not always clear why Carpel tunnel syndrome occurs. It is thought that some inflammation develops in a tendon going through the carpel tunnel which causes swelling. Carpel tunnel syndrome is more common in manual workers especially if they have a job where they use their wrist a lot such as scrubbing or wringing.

If you have suffered a wrist injury that was caused by someone else then please complete the Claim Assessment Form our Claim Solicitors will then seek to confirm whether or not you have grounds for making an accident compensation claim.

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