Hernia Injuries Compensation Calculator

In this guide, we’ll look at how a hernia compensation calculator could help you value your personal injury claim.

Hernia compensation calculator guide
Hernia compensation calculator guide

If you were in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence that resulted in a hernia injury, then you may be able to claim. In order to claim, you’d need to show that the negligent party had a duty of care towards you and that they breached this duty, leading to an injury.

In this guide, we’ll answer the following questions: 

  • How much compensation can I get for a hernia?
  • What could my compensation claim cover? 
  • How could a hernia occur as a result of negligence?
  • How could the services of a No Win No Fee solicitor benefit me?

Our advisors offer free legal advice 24/7, so you can call at a time that works for you. If you’re looking to see if you can claim or have questions about the claims process, they will help you. You can call them using 0800 408 7826 or by getting in touch online. If you’d like to know more about how a hernia injury at work compensation calculator could help you, please read on. 

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  1. A Guide To Using A Hernia Compensation Calculator
  2. What Is A Hernia Injury?
  3. What Can You Claim For If You Suffered A Hernia?
  4. Common Causes Of Hernia Injuries
  5. Manual Handling Injury Statistics
  6. Care Claims After Suffering A Hernia Injury
  7. How Do I Use A Hernia Compensation Calculator?
  8. How Much Could You Expect To Claim For A Hernia Injury?
  9. Hernia Compensation Calculator
  10. How No Win No Fee Claim Agreements Work
  11. Get Free Legal Advice About Making A Claim
  12. Ask Our Team To Calculate Your Hernia Injury Settlement
  13. Supporting Resources
  14. FAQs People Also Ask Hernia Injury Claims

A Guide To Using A Hernia Compensation Calculator

In this guide, we’ll assess how a hernia compensation calculator could help you assess the compensation you could be entitled to. To begin with, this article offers an explanation of what a hernia injury is and how it could affect you.

We’ll also address the things that can be included in a compensation claim. This guide will also explain how a hernia injury could be caused.

You may be wondering how you could use our compensation calculator to accurately value your claim. Our guide will include a section on this.

Finally, you may have heard the phrase “No Win No Fee” in the context of personal injury claims, but not be certain about exactly what it means. We offer an explanation of this kind of agreement.

If you would like any more information on how claims for compensation following hernia injuries work, you can get in touch with our team of advisors today. They may be able to connect you with a  solicitor from our panel to work on your case.

What Is A Hernia Injury?

According to the NHS, a hernia results from an internal part of the body pushing through a part of the muscle or a wall of tissue at a weak point. They usually occur between the chest and hips, and you may notice a swelling in the stomach or groin area; however, many hernias don’t cause symptoms, or result in very few. 

If you experience any of the following symptoms of a hernia, you should seek medical attention right away:

  • Sudden, severe pain
  • Being or feeling sick
  • Difficulty passing wind or with bowel movements
  • The hernia becoming tender, firm or cannot be pushed back in

These symptoms might indicate that the hernia has cut off blood supply to a section of tissue or organ, or that a piece of the bowel has become blocked.

You may need to have surgery due to the hernia injury. The surgery can either be performed as open or keyhole surgery. 

What Can You Claim For If You Suffered A Hernia?

When you make a compensation claim, your settlement can consist of two heads of claim. The first head of claim is general damages. This covers the pain, suffering and decline in your quality of life caused by the injury. 

The second head of claim is special damages. It relates to the financial losses caused by the injury. You can claim for things such as:

  • Loss of earnings
  • Loss of future earnings
  • Travel costs to and from hospital appointments 
  • Prescriptions and medicine
  • Recreational activities you are no longer able to commit to. 

While our compensation calculator will not be able to value all of the special damages you could be entitled to, it can take into account the value of any loss of earnings you’ve experienced. If you want to see if you can claim, call us using the phone number at the top of this page to speak to one of our advisors. 

Common Causes Of Hernia Injuries

A hernia injury claim can occur for many different reasons. Some of the different kinds of hernia you might experience include:  

  • Inguinal hernias: When part of your bowel or other tissue pokes through into your groin. This usually affects men only. 
  • Femoral hernias: Similar to inguinal hernias but a lot less common, and they tend to affect women more than men. 
  • Umbilical hernias: This is when fatty tissue of your bowel pokes through your stomach around your belly button. This can affect babies if the opening that the umbilical cord passes through does not close after birth. However, adults can also experience this kind of injury if the stomach is repeatedly strained. 

This section will examine examples of how hernia injuries can occur. Use our hernia compensation calculator for an accurate valuation of your claim. 

Hernias Caused By Slips, Trips And Falls

A slip, trip or fall can happen in a number of different circumstances. While you’re in public, you’re owed a duty of care by the party in control of the space. This is outlined in the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. 

Similarly, when you’re at work, you’re owed a duty of care by your employer. This is set out in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

A hernia could be caused by strain or blunt force trauma on the abdomen. This could be caused by slipping or falling.

Below, we’ve included examples of how a breach of duty of care could cause a slip, trip or fall:

  • Slipping because the wrong cleaning solution was used on the floor, making it too slippery. 
  • Your employer should provide you with non-slip shoes because of your job role. However, they fail to do this. As a result, you slip and injure yourself.
  • You trip over a wire that has been left trailing across a walkway. You fall onto a railing, and the blunt-force trauma on your abdomen causes a hernia.

Hernia Injury At Work Claims

Your employer’s duty of care means that they have to take all reasonably practicable steps to reduce the risk of employees being hurt or made ill. One of the ways you sustain a work injury is while lifting and carrying heavy objects.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) outlines the risks of manual handling in the workplace and how it can lead to injuries. An accident at work could happen as a result of manual handling could happen if your employer was negligent. 

Examples include:

  • Being made to lift something that is too heavy  
  • Your employer fails to give you proper training on how to lift a heavy weight without injury

Hernia Injuries Caused By Accidents In Public Places

If the person or party in control of a public place has breached the duty of care that they owe you, then you may be able to claim compensation for any injuries that result.

Examples of accidents in public that could lead to hernia injuries include:

  • An unsecured shelving unit falling on top of you 
  • A maintenance hole cover is left exposed, leading to you falling and hurting yourself. 

Hernia Injuries Caused By Car Accidents 

If you’ve been involved in a car accident, the blunt force trauma and pressure from the crash could cause a hernia. And if the accident that occurred was not your fault, you could be entitled to claim.

All road users owe a breach of duty of care to one another. Examples of how this could be breached, resulting in injury,  include:

  • A driver emerges from a side road without looking and crashes into your car. 
  • Another driver overtakes a car close to a bend, causing a head-on collision with your vehicle.

Child Hernia Injuries

Umbilical hernias are a kind of hernia that occurs when tissue or a part of the bowel pokes through near the belly button. They can occur where the opening that the umbilical cord passes through does not seal after a baby is born.

Diaphragmatic hernias can occur if the baby’s diaphragm did not properly develop in the womb. While neither of these injuries would happen as the result of a breach of duty of care, it may be that healthcare providers would be expected to spot these conditions after birth and offer treatment. If this is not done, this could be an example of medical negligence.

Medical negligence is where a doctor or other healthcare provider fails to administer the correct standard of care is not administered. Every healthcare provider owes a duty of care to all patients that they treat.

If you’re unsure if you can claim, you can call us to speak to one of our advisors using the phone number at the top of this page. They’ll be able to offer you a free, no-obligation assessment of the value of your claim. Alternatively, use our hernia compensation calculator to see how much a child injury of this nature could be worth. 

Furthermore, if your claim is valid, you could be connected with a No Win No Fee solicitor to work on your claim. 

Manual Handling Injury Statistics

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The Health and Safety Executive supplies statistics about accidents at work in Britain. Above are statistics relating to non-fatal injuries reported under RIDDOR from 2017/18 to 2019/20 in the construction injury compared to the rates across all industries. 

In the construction industry, slips, trips, and falls on the same level and injuring yourself while handling, lifting or carrying are below the average across all industries. However, a much higher proportion of injuries in the construction industry are caused by falling from a height than across all industries. 

Care Claims After Suffering A Hernia Injury 

Special damages are the part of your settlement that can compensate you for the financial losses caused by your injuries. This could include the cost of care.

Examples of what you could claim for include:

  • Adjustments to your home due to the injury. 
  • Adaptations to your vehicle, for example, to make it wheelchair-accessible. 
  • Costs of hiring a nurse, or the value of gracious care by a loved one. 

If you’re claiming special damages, it’s really important that you have evidence of the costs you have incurred. Bills, receipts and invoices could all be used to value your claim.

How Do I Use A Hernia Compensation Calculator?

You might be unfamiliar with the process of using a personal injury calculator to value your claim. However, we aim to make the process of assessing how much you could be entitled to as simple as possible.

All you need to do is visit our online calculator and input information on the accident you were involved in and the injury you sustained. You’ll also have the opportunity to input the value of any loss of earnings you have experienced.

From this information, our calculator will be able to assess the amount of compensation you could be entitled to.

How Much Could You Expect To Claim For A Hernia Injury?

As we have already mentioned, your compensation could consist of both general and special damages. The general damages head of your claim will be valued with the help of an independent medical assessment.

Here, an independent expert will assess your injuries and determine whether or not your injuries are consistent with the accident you were involved in. They’ll create a report detailing how serious your injuries are and what, if any, long-term effect they’re expected to have on you. The report from this assessment will be used to value your claim.

If you work with a No Win No Fee solicitor from our panel, they may be able to arrange this medical appointment in your local area to reduce travel time. Get in touch with our team today to see if you have a valid claim.

Hernia Compensation Calculator

As well as our hernia compensation calculator, we’ve included the table below. This includes some figures from the Judicial College Guidelines. 

InjuryCompensation BracketDetails
Hernia £13,970 to £22,680Where pain is continuous and the injured person is limited in the physical activities they can undertake
Hernia £6,580 to £8,550Where a direct inguinal hernia has been repaired, but there is some risk of recurrence
Hernia £3,180 to £6,790Where an uncomplicated indirect inguinal hernia doesn't cause any other abdominal injury.

These guidelines have been created based on past compensation awards that have been made. They cover a wide range of different injuries of varying severities. They’re used in conjunction with the report from your medical assessment to value your claim.

However, it’s important to note that these figures are just guidelines. They’re not guaranteed compensation amounts. For a more accurate assessment of the compensation you could be entitled to, why not get in touch with our claims team? You could also be connected with a No Win No Fee solicitor from our panel. For more of an insight into what No Win No Fee entails, please read on.

How No Win No Fee Claim Agreements Work

Our panel of solicitors work on a No Win No Fee basis. This means that: 

  • They won’t ask you for any upfront or ongoing fees in order for them to work on your claim
  • In the event of an unsuccessful claim, you won’t be expected to ask your solicitor anything.
  • If your claim is successful, they’ll deduct a small, legally-capped success fee from your compensation award.

Claiming on a No Win No Fee basis means that claimants can avoid the legal fees usually associated with claiming with legal representation. For more information on whether you could be represented on this basis, give our team a call today.

Get Free Legal Advice About Making A Claim

Call one of our experienced advisors to see if you could be eligible to make a claim. Our panel of No Win No Fee solicitors have years of experience and can help you make a personal injury claim. 

Ask Our Team To Calculate Your Hernia Injury Settlement

If you’re unsure how to use our hernia compensation calculator, don’t worry! Just call us at a time that works for you, and one of our advisors will be more than happy to help. They can assess the validity of your claim over the phone and estimate the amount you could receive.    

Supporting Resources

For more information, please refer to the useful links below. 

Unison provides more information about manual handling at work. 

More information about RIDDOR can be found on the HSE website. 

You can find road traffic accidents and road safety statistics on the Department for Transport website. 

Have you broken your foot? If so, and you want to see if you can claim, visit our webpage. 

If you have broken your ankle has been broken, read our guide to see if you’ll be able to claim. 

Have you broken your arm in an accident? If so, visit this page to see if you could be eligible to claim.

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FAQs People Also Ask Hernia Injury Claims

Below are answers to some of our frequently asked questions about hernia injury claims. 

Will my claim go to court?

It depends if the third party in question accepts liability or not. If there is a dispute over liability, the claim will have to go before a court. 

Do I have to visit my solicitor in person?

There’s no longer a requirement to use high street solicitors when making a claim. Many solicitors may be able to communicate with you about your case over the phone or by email. 

How much time do I have to make a claim?

You have either three years from the date of the injury or three years from the date you became aware that your symptoms resulted from negligence. 

Thank you for reading our guide on how a hernia compensation calculator could help you.

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