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The latest data available in 2024 is the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report on work accident data (2019/20). In this period, over 500,000 people in the UK were injured at work.
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If you were injured at work as a result of your employer's actions or negligence, you may be entitled to financial compensation.
With Quittance Legal Services, your work accident claim will be handled by a highly-experienced solicitor with an excellent track record of winning compensation for claimants who have been harmed as a result of their employer's negligence.
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Mr W awarded £80,000 for a catastrophic hand injury
Quittance panel solicitor Kevin walker secured £80,000 for Mr W, a construction worker, who was involved in an accident at work. Mr W was injured at work when he reversed an asphalt compact roller into a stationary digger, which was not in use but had a raised bucket.
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Forklift Driver Receives 7,500 Damages
169K Damages Awarded for Contracting Asbestosis
13,500 Awarded for Fingers Crushed
100,000 Award for Inadequate Procedure Causes Injury
18,205 for Spinal Injuries from a Fall on Snow at Work
1.9M Awarded for Leg Lost in Site Accident
315K Awarded for Pain from Lifting Accident
905,316 Awarded for Serious Workplace Arm Injuries
2.1M Damages for Catastrophic Workplace Injuries
£17,500.00 Awarded for a Fracture to the Tibia and Fibula
£3,750 Damages for Hand Injury
168,000 Awarded for Cancer from Workplace Chemicals
6,549 Awarded to Waitress with Back Injury
12,750 Awarded for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
201,832 Awarded for Exposure to Asbestos Fibres
34,300 for Permanent Injury After Fall from Ladder
33,555 Award for Work-Related Head and Joint Pain
£6K Damages Awarded for Hernia from Heavy Lifting
£62K Awarded to 42 Year Old Man Hit by a Falling Object
4.5K Awarded for Conveyor Belt Crushed Hand Injury
£22,500 Awarded to Man Who Sustained a Finger Injury
£20,000 Damages for Engineer with Cold Injuries
132,276 Award for Defective Machine Hand Injury
£22,000 Awarded for an Electric Shock Accident
214,000 Awarded to Factory Worker for Knee Injury
52,000 for Damage to Senses After Fall from Height
£1,900 for Injury Due to Inadequate Protective Equipment
235,000 Awarded Due to Defective Farm Equipment
14,000 Awarded for Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
24,000 Awarded to Farm Labourer
£8K Awarded to Man After Log Splitter Accident
14,000 Damages to Warehouse Worker
14,000 Awarded for Injury from Manual Handling Accident
33K Damages Awarded to Man Trapped Under a Pallet
6,000 Damages Awarded to Sheep Farmer
146,000 Awarded for Injuries from Toluene Exposure
£11,000 Damages for an Upper Body Injury
£4,000 Awarded to Man Who Suffered Hand Laceration
£8K Awarded to Woman Injured in an Office Lift
19K Awarded to Woman for Asthma from Air Pollution
£17,693 Damages for Person Hit by Falling Boxes
19,000 Damages Awarded for Occupational Asthma
£254,610 Awarded for Severe Latex Allergy
£850 Awarded for Smoke Inhalation After a Work Fire
£180K Awarded for an Industrial Accident Knee Injury
1.3 Million Awarded to 20 Workers for Mercury Poisoning
5,000 Awarded for Lower Back Injuries
5,500 Awarded for Welding-Related Illness
£1,719 Awarded for a Welding Injury
£19,000 Awarded After a Health and Safety Breach Injury
£220,172 Awarded for an Ulnar Neuropathy Injury
£337,682 Awarded to Claimant After Oil Rig Accident
8,000 Awarded for Burns Caused by Hot Oil Spillage
£4,700 Awarded After Claimant Bitten by Rat
6,000 Awarded to Nightclub Patron for Toe Injury
£109,600 Awarded After a Cellar Fall
227,000 Awarded for Catastrophic Paralysis
£2,000 Awarded to a Part-Time Worker Due to Injury
22,000 Awarded to Cleaner Following a Skin Injury
29,000 Awarded to Injured Waitress
554,404 for Injury from Machine with No Safety Guard
905,316 Awarded for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
2,000 for Claimant After Accident Due to Faulty Wiring
38,000 Awarded After Accident Involving Cherry Picker
658,750 Awarded to a Roofer Following Injury
2,200 Awarded to Company Car Passenger
356,000 Awarded After a Fall at Work Injury
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Case studies are for informational purposes only and aim to help prospective claimants understand the injury claim process. They are based on cases handled by Quittance panel solicitors or sourced from public court records.