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Shoulder injury claims

If you’ve injured your shoulder in a work accident, get in touch with our expert team today to see if you could make a claim for compensation.

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Shoulder injury claims

The busy muscles in the shoulder are vulnerable to a range of injuries in the workplace. These could be traumas sustained from heavy lifting and trips and falls or the strain of repetitive physical tasks.

A number of UK Health and safety regulations stipulate that your employer must put appropriate measures in place to safeguard employees and visitors to the workplace. If you have sustained a shoulder injury at work because your employer has failed to fulfil its obligations, then you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation.

If you have injured your shoulder in the course of your work and it wasn’t your fault, then Work Claims Bureau’s specialist personal injury solicitors can represent you in pursuing an award of damages for your injuries and associated losses.

Reasons why your employer could be held responsible for a shoulder injury:

Failing to provide proper manual handling training
Failing to make the workplace safe
Failing to properly risk assess a task
Failing to take steps to stop equipment posing a danger to staff

Typical awards in shoulder injury claims

The awards brackets shown* relate to the ‘general damages’ (this means the award for the injury and associated pain, suffering and loss of amenity). There are two elements to any award in a successful accident at work compensation claim: ‘general damages’ and ‘special damages’ (expenses and other material losses arising from the injuries).

Serious shoulder injuries: £11,200 to £16,830

Moderate shoulder injuries: £6,920 to £11,200

Minor shoulder injuries
(including soft tissue injury to shoulder with considerable pain but almost complete recovery): £1,200 to £6,920

Fracture of Clavicle: £4,520 to £10,730

Additional losses and expenses

On top of any ‘general damages’ award, if your claim is successful, you will also recover an award for any other expenses and losses you’ve suffered as a result of your injuries. These might include:

Lost earnings and overtime if you’re absent from work with your injuries
The cost of transport to and from medical appointments
The cost of additional care and assistance you required after being injured
The cost of private rehabilitative treatment (eg physiotherapy)
Paid gym or sports club membership which has been wasted

If you’ve been injured at work and need free advice, call us today on 0808 256 5184 or contact us online to see if we can help you make a No Win, No Fee claim for compensation.