Chest injuries are and can be sustained in a number of ways. Often referred to as thoracic injuries they can range from straightforward broken ribs or soft tissue damage to severe lung problems. Any award of compensation will take into account both the severity of the victim’s injury and how the injury has affected his or her lifestyle or career progression.

Types of Chest Injury Claim

Accident at Work Claim
Where an accident victim has suffered a physical chest injury as a result of a fall at work or due to his employer’s negligence or breach of duty then a claim for compensation can be made. The same applies if a colleague has caused the injury or accident.
Industrial Chest Disease Claim
Commonly this type of claim relates to the older more dusty industries such as the coalmining industry. However it is common for employees working within the chemicals, oil and/or gas industries to sustain chest injuries and chest diseases as a result of the hazardous substances that they are exposed to on a regular basis.
Road Traffic Accident Claim
This category of chest injury will invariably involve bony type injuries caused as result of collisions with other vehicles or as a pedestrian or cyclist. Chest and rib fractures are commonplace and a claim for compensation should be made against the driver of the vehicle who caused the accident.

Chest Injury Compensation

Chest injuries fall into two broad but distinct categories:

Compensation Claims for Internal Chest Injuries
This is a specialist area as most compensation awards relate to industrial diseases. The level of damages will reflect the prognosis for what is often a worsening condition such as asthma, asbestosis, bronchitis, cancer or emphysema.
Compensation Claims for Traumatic Chest Injuries
This ordinarily involves the victim having been injured in a more physical way and can involve the removal of a lung, traumatic chest injuries, chest wounds, the inhalation of smoke or fumes, collapsed lungs or at the lowest level a straightforward rib fracture.

Each individual victim will differ and as such it is important that a full diagnosis is made and that compensation is awarded that is commensurate with the injuries sustained.

If you or somebody you know has suffered a chest injury that was caused by somebody else then please complete the Claim Assessment Form. Our claims solicitors will then contact you in order to confirm whether or not you have grounds for making an accident compensation claim.

Please note that all of our claims solicitors act on a strictly no win no fee basis and that you or the victim will receive 100% of any damages that are awarded.

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