Are you interested in seeing if you can claim compensation for a broken hip at work? Injuries like this can be life-altering and create months or even years of physiotherapy needs and mobility problems. A hip injury can even result in permanent disability. If your hip injury occurred because of a negligent employer, you might be able to make an accident at work claim.
However, in order to claim hip injury compensation, you must meet specific eligibility criteria. We discuss what these are and look at the legal obligations your employer has to protect your safety while you are at work. Also, we look at some examples that illustrate how the employer could be at fault for hip injuries.
After this, we examine personal injury compensation and explain how it is calculated. To close the guide, we explain how a personal injury lawyer could help you put together a much stronger compensation claim.
Please connect with our team at any point as you read our post about hip injury compensation claims. They’re able to offer free information and an instant case assessment. You can:
- Call 0330 0433679 for free information and guidance.
- Go online and contact us about your potential claim.
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- Can You Claim Compensation For A Broken Hip At Work?
- How Could Your Employer’s Actions Cause A Broken Hip At Work?
- How Much Broken Hip Compensation Could You Receive?
- What Do You Need To Make A Broken Hip At Work Claim?
- Can You Claim Compensation For A Broken Hip At Work On A No Win No Fee Basis?
- Learn More About How To Make Accident at Work Claims
Can You Claim Compensation For A Broken Hip At Work?
Employers have a legal obligation to take proper care to avoid causing foreseeable workplace harm. This is known as a duty of care. This is outlined in the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HASAWA). It requires all UK employers to take reasonable and practicable steps to ensure employee health, safety and welfare while working.
Some of the steps employers can take to meet their duty include:
- Carrying out regular risk assessments.
- Checking tools and equipment.
- Ensuring staff are trained properly.
- Providing employees with the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) as necessary.
With this in mind, to move confidently ahead with a personal injury claim, you need to meet three criteria:
- A duty of care was in force at the moment of injury.
- Your employer failed to fully meet their duty of care to you. For example, appropriate risk assessments were not carried out before commencing a task.
- You suffered harm because of this. For example, you sustained hip injuries that could have been prevented had a risk assessment been carried out.
Our dedicated team are happy to answer any questions you have about claims for hip and pelvis injuries. Let them answer the question ‘Can you claim compensation for a broken hip at work?’ by calling an advisor today.
How Could Your Employer’s Actions Cause A Broken Hip At Work?
Various workplace incidents could result in hip injuries. Below we look at some examples:
- The employer could fail to check workplace tools and allow defective work equipment to be used, such as a broken ladder. If it collapsed while being used, the employee could suffer a hip or pelvis injury.
- The employer needs to promptly attend to spillages in the workplace. If they fail to do so, an employee might sustain a hip fracture after slipping on a wet floor that was left unattended or without hazard signs.
- Rules and training regarding manual handling procedures were not adhered to and an employee suffered hip bruising and lacerations when a heavy item dropped on them.
These represent just a handful of examples. Your hip injury scenario may differ so call our team to check that you have an eligible claim.
How Much Broken Hip Compensation Could You Receive?
If you make a successful hip injury claim, your settlement may consist of up to two heads of loss.
The first head is called general damages. These are to compensate the claimant for the physical pain and psychological distress caused by the event.
Those who calculate general damages may consult medical records and publications like the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) to work out how much compensation a successful claimant could receive. The JCG provides award guidelines for various injuries based on severity. You’ll find an excerpt from it below with amounts relating to the hip and pelvic damage:
Compensation Guidelines
| INJURY | SEVERITY | AWARD GUIDELINES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Types of Severe Harm with Associated Special Damages Awards | Severe | Up to £500,000 plus. | Awards of this magnitude include amounts for various types of severe harm, loss of earnings, care costs and medicals bills. |
| Pelvis/Hip | (a) Severe (i) | £95,680 to £159,770 | Dislocations and lower back fractures that rupture the bladder causing intolerable pain and necessitating spinal surgery. |
| (a) Severe (ii) | £75,550 to £95,680 | Injuries to slightly lesser severity than the bracket above and include examples of pelvic fractures that affect pubi and ischial rami bones in the pelvis. | |
| (a) Severe (iii) | £47,810 to £64,070 | Acetabulum fractures that causes leg instability, degenerative changes and the increased likelihood of hip replacement surgery. | |
| (b) Moderate (i) | £32,450 to £47,810 | Significant pelvic or hip injury but any permanent disability is not considered to be major, nor is the future risk of such considered great. | |
| (b) Moderate (ii) | £15,370 to £32,450 | Cases that may require hip replacement surgery or other types of procedures. | |
| (c) Lesser Injuries (i) | £4,820 to £15,370 | Despite a significant injury, there is little residual disability. Also includes cases where a complete recovery is seen within a 2 year period. | |
| Psychological Harm | (b) Moderately Severe | £23,270 to £66,920 | Significant mental health problems in areas of work, personal relationships and education with an impact on any complete return to employment. |
| Severe Leg Injuries | (iv) Moderate | £33,880 to £47,840 | Multiple and complicated fractures and crush injuries that impact employment prospects and future mobility. |
| Back | (b) Moderate (i) | £33,880 to £47,320 | An example for inclusion in this bracket would be compression and crush injuries to the lumbar vertebrae that increase the risk of osteoarthritis. |
These figures are guidelines only as each compensation claim varies from case to case. Also, the first entry in our table is not from the JCG but is included to show you could receive compensation for multiple injuries and financial losses.
Claiming Financial Losses Compensation For A Broken Hip
As part of your hip injury claim, you could also be awarded special damages. These reimburse claimants for the financial losses and expenses caused by their hip and pelvis injuries. It is necessary to put forward evidence in order to claim special damages, such as:
- Wage slips showing a loss of earnings.
- Proof of the costs for any rehabilitation and medical bills.
- Receipts for payment to people who cared for you.
- Proof of travel expenses to necessary appointments.
Importantly, you can not claim special damages alone as physical harm must always be the reason for the financial losses.
You could benefit from direct help with general and special damages if a personal injury solicitor from our panel takes on your claim. Call our team to see if you can claim compensation for a broken hip at work.
What Do You Need To Make A Broken Hip At Work Claim?
As with all personal injury claims, your hip injury compensation claim must be supported with sufficient evidence. The evidence you collect needs to prove liability for your injury. Following your injury, you could:
- Request any CCTV footage of the accident.
- Ask eyewitnesses for contact details. Should you decide to use the services of a personal injury solicitor, they will approach these people for a supporting statement later in the claims process.
- Keep a diary of events and treatments.
- Take photos of your injuries and the hazards that caused them.
- Request copies of medical reports and treatments. Medical evidence can include X-rays, scans and proof of prescription medications, as well as GP notes.
- Make a report in the accident book.
You may also wish to consult a personal injury solicitor to help you gather evidence. Call our advisors today. A team member can assess your eligibility and, if you meet it, connect you to a No Win No Fee solicitor from our panel who can help with your claim.
Can You Claim Compensation For A Broken Hip At Work On A No Win No Fee Basis?
If your claim is eligible and you choose to instruct a solicitor, they can help in a variety of ways. Firstly, they can help you to collect supporting evidence to bolster your claim and explain any legal jargon. A solicitor also deals with all the court documents and presents your case in full. They will also keep you updated on the state of your claim. In addition, they will work tirelessly to get the maximum compensation owed to you.
The personal injury solicitors on our panel can offer all these excellent services and more to eligible claimants through a type of No Win No Fee agreement called a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This means there are:
- No upfront fees to pay for your solicitor’s services.
- No ongoing fees for services as the claim moves ahead.
- No payment is owed for finished services if the claim is unsuccessful.
- If the claim is successful, your solicitor deducts a success fee from the compensation. This percentage is subject to a legal limit. Therefore, you can confidently expect to receive the bulk of your compensation under an arrangement like this.
Why not take a moment to see if you can claim compensation for a broken hip at work? It only takes a brief phone call to assess the strength of your claim. There’s no obligation, but if you are eligible and you wish to go ahead, an expert solicitor from our panel could be fighting for your compensation today:
- Call 0330 0433679 for free information and guidance.
- Go online and contact us about your potential claim.
Learn More About How To Make Accident at Work Claims
These guides from our website may be useful:
- Read information about the time limit for personal injury claims.
- Also, we answer the question ‘What are my rights after an accident at work?‘ in this guide.
- Read about what you need to do following an accident at work in this guide.
In addition, you might find these external resources helpful:
- Read information on first aid from the NHS.
- You might get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) after your injury so read more in this link from GOV.UK.
- Lastly, here is a helpful guide about worker safety from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Thank you for reading this guide about when can you claim compensation for a broken hip at work. Please reach out to advisors for any further assistance.