A wrist injury can occur in a variety of different circumstances and potentially severely limit your ability to complete day to day activities. That’s why we have made this wrist injury compensation calculator guide. It can help you think about how much compensation you might get for such an injury.
We’ll cover key areas of making a claim, including how personal injury compensation amounts are calculated and when you could be entitled to claim them.
You will also see information on how you can prove that the actions of a third party caused you to be injured. And finally, towards the end of the guide, we examine how claiming with our panel of highly experienced solicitors will be of benefit to you.
To get a free eligibility assessment, or to inquire about the personal injury claims process further, get in touch today via:
- Phone on 0800 408 7826.
- Completing out online contact form.
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- Wrist Injury Compensation Calculator
- Could You Claim For A Wrist Injury?
- Can I Claim If The Accident Was Partially My Fault?
- How To Prove You Wrist Injury Claim
- No Win No Fee Solicitors For Wrist Injury Claims
- Learn More About Claiming Personal Injury Compensation
Wrist Injury Compensation Calculator
Before we get into how our wrist injury compensation calculator works, we need to examine how compensation in wrist injury claims is determined. Your compensation can be made up of two different heads of loss. These are:
- General damages: which compensates for physical and psychological harm.
- Special damages: which compensates for financial harm.
Those tasked with determining a potential value for your claim can refer to your medical documents alongside the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). The JCG publication contains guideline award brackets for various types of harm, including wrist injuries.
The wrist injury figures from the JCG have been included in the table here.
Compensation Table
Please be advised that the first entry is not a JCG figure and that this information has been provided for guidance purposes only. It would represent a case with significant financial losses.
| Type of Injury | Severity | Guideline Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Serious Injuries and Financial Losses | Very Serious | Up to £250,000 + | Multiple very serious injuries with additional special damages including lost income, travel expenses and medical bills. |
| Wrist Injuries | Complete Loss of Function (a) | £58,710 to £73,050 | For example, where an arthrodesis has been performed. |
| Significant Permanent Disability (b) | £29,900 to £47,810 | Some useful movement will remain. | |
| Less Severe (c) | £15,370 to £29,900 | Some permanent disability, for example persisting pain and stiffness. | |
| Recovery taking longer than 12 months (d) | £7,420 to £12,630 | Largely complete recovery save for minor symptoms. | |
| Uncomplicated Colles Fracture (e) | In the region of £9,070 | A simple colles fracture to the wrist | |
| Very Minor (f) | £4,370 to £5,790 | Minor undisplaced or minimally displaced fractures and soft tissue injuries. |
Can I Claim For The Financial Impacts From A Wrist Injury?
Special damages can be awarded for certain financial impacts that result from the damage to your wrist. A few potential examples are listed below, but what you claim specifically will vary depending on the nature of your injuries:
- Loss of earnings.
- Loss of future earnings.
- Medical bills.
- Transportation.
- Care costs.
- Home modifications.
Make sure you have retained copies of your payslips as well as documents such as care invoices, travel tickets and receipts as proof of any financial losses.
Our wrist injury compensation calculator is extremely simple. You provide information about your accident, including what injuries you sustained, where it occurred, your salary and how long you were off work, and you will get an estimated compensation amount.
While using a calculator is a good method of getting a potential figure quickly, there are some limitations. For example, a calculator cannot provide an accurate special damages figure as costs such as care bills and medical expenses are not accounted for. Also, the severity of your injury may be assessed differently once the medical evidence has been reviewed, which will alter the real figure.
To get a more personalised idea of what your potential personal injury compensation claim could be worth, get in touch with our advisory team today.
Could You Claim For A Wrist Injury?
Here are some ways you could claim compensation for a wrist injury.
Accidents At Work
Employers are required by the Health and Safety At Work etc Act 1974 to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of their employees while at work. How this duty will be met will vary depending on the work being carried out; however, it can include the following:
- Providing thorough and appropriate training and supervision where required.
- Giving personal protective equipment free of charge to all workers who require it.
- Conducting risk assessments and updating health and safety procedures accordingly.
Below is an example of how wrist injuries at work can occur:
You were in an engineering workshop using a machine that had not been properly serviced. Despite being aware of this, your employer had instructed you to use the machine regardless. A mechanical fault resulted in your arm being sucked into the machine and your wrist broken.
Road Traffic Accidents
Road users owe a collective duty of care to each other where they must do everything they reasonably can to avoid causing each other harm. This means upholding the standards of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code.
An example of how such an accident could occur would be:
You were cycling along a main road when a delivery van reversed out of a driveway suddenly. You swerved, but the vehicle still hit you and fell from your bike, breaking your wrist.
Public Place Accidents
Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, the party that is in control of a public place, the “occupier”, has a legal duty of care to take steps that ensure the reasonable safety of all visitors to that premises.
An example of how a failure to do this could lead to an accident could be:
A broken kerb was reported to the council, but no repair was completed. You tripped and fell while crossing the street, suffering a significant wrist sprain.
These are not the only circumstances in which a broken wrist could occur. To find out if you can make a wrist injury compensation claim for your specific accident, get in touch with our team today.
Can I Claim If The Accident Was Partially My Fault?
Yes, you can. A split liability claim can be made where all parties involved are deemed to have contributed to the accident in some way. So, for example, you were reversing out of a parking bay and failed to adequately observe all around your vehicle while another driver was coming towards you who was also not paying due care and attention, and a collision occurred where you and the other driver were injured.
In this scenario, both drivers could be deemed to be at fault. So, once their injuries had been properly valued, deductions to the final compensation sum would be made according to how much responsibility you and the other driver were deemed to have had. This could be in a proportion that adds up to 100%, e.g. a 50:50 split, m
You can find out more about split liability claims by speaking to our advisory team today.
How To Prove Your Wrist Injury Claim
A key part of any personal injury claim will be the collection of supporting evidence. The proof you collect has two purposes. First, to demonstrate the fault of the third party, and secondly, to show the severity of your injuries.
Examples of evidence you could collect in support of your claim include:
- Medical records of the treatment you received.
- CCTV footage or, if available, footage from a dash cam or similar device.
- For an accident at work, you can take a copy of your particular incident report.
- Other workplace documents, such as records for training, maintenance and health and safety briefings, can also be used.
- Any persons who saw the accident could provide a witness statement, so make sure you have their up-to-date contact information.
You could get support with gathering evidence from one of the highly experienced solicitors on our expert panel. To find out if you’re eligible to work with a solicitor, contact our advisors today for a free eligibility assessment.
No Win No Fee Solicitors For Wrist Injury Claims
Our panel of solicitors can offer their services on a No Win No Fee basis under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). The CFA contract gives the advantage firmly to the claimant with benefits including:
- Firstly, there will be no fees to pay to the solicitor for their services to begin work on your claim.
- There will also be no fees for solicitor services during the claim itself.
- Finally, should the claim fail, there will be no solicitor’s fees to pay.
If your claim is a success, however, personal injury compensation will be awarded. A success fee will be taken from this compensation by the solicitor (on a percentage basis). As these fees are capped by The Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013 the majority of any award will be yours to keep.
To get a free eligibility assessment or to inquire about the personal injury claims process further, get in touch today via:
- Phone on 0800 408 7826.
- Completing out online contact form.
- Open the live chat window on your screen.
Learn More About Claiming Personal Injury Compensation
We have provided some links to additional personal injury guides here:
- See our broken jaw compensation calculator guide here.
- Find out more about claiming for nerve damage with this guide.
- Learn more about making electric shock claims at work with this useful page.
You can also view these external resources for more information.
- Find out when to dial 999 using this NHS resource.
- Following an accident, you may entitled to receive Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). You can learn more on the government website.
- See the latest road safety campaigns from THINK! here.
Thank you for taking the time to read our wrist injury compensation calculator guide. To ask any questions or for a free assessment of your eligibility to claim, contact our team today using the details provided above.