Back Injury Compensation Claims

There are numerous ways that you could end up suffering from a back injury but some of the main ways are through trauma. Trauma to your back can happen due to a number of factors such as road traffic accidents, slip, trips or falls and workplace accidents, especially when it comes to the construction industry.

Suffering from a back injury is one of the main reasons that people end up being absent from work, resulting in a loss of earning and, as you can see from above; this usually comes from no fault of your own. Back injuries are usually caused through the negligence of another person, for example you could end up suffering a back injury through the lack of manual handling training in the workplace or as a result of a road traffic accident that was caused through no fault of your own.

Your back is where your spinal cord is situated, which carries nearly all of the electrical signals necessary for sensation and to control the movement of the rest of the body. So if these nerves are damaged as part of your back injury then even partial recovery could take many years and you run the risk of causing paralysis. A back injury of this severity could easily happen merely from a fall from height, such as scaffolding on a construction site. 

If you are unfortunate enough to be suffering from a back injury after an accident that was caused through no fault of your own then you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation; the following is an example of the amount of compensation that you stand to receive after suffering from a back injury:

• Severe Back Injuries – up to £87,000
• Moderate Severe Back Injuries – up to £42,000
• Moderate Back Injuries – up to £20,000
• Mild Back Injuries – up to £7,000
• Minor Back Injuries – up to £4,000

These are just a standard example of the amount of compensation that you could be entitled to but the amount of compensation that you will be awarded depends on individual circumstances as you are not only awarded compensation for your injuries but you are also awarded compensation based on any medical expenses that you are suffering and any loss of earnings that you are facing while you recover from your injuries.

Compensation won’t change what happened to you but it will ease the worry of money as it is designed to put you back in a financial position that you were in before that accident took place, so if you are hoping to make a claim for compensation then contact us here at Help With Your Claim today and we will help you to claim the compensation that is rightfully yours after an accident that has left you suffering a back injury.