Suffering a broken or fractured wrist could be a serious and debilitating injury. It could impact your working life and hobbies and even cause you financial losses. If another party caused the accident in which you fractured your wrist, you could be able to make a broken wrist compensation claim.
In this guide we will discuss when you could be eligible to make a wrist injury claim and how to show another party was at fault. We also look at whether there is an average payout for a fractured wrist and the different forms of compensation you could be awarded. Finally, we end this guide by sharing some of the benefits of making a personal injury claim with a No Win No Fee solicitor on our panel.
If you have any questions regarding the wrist injury compensation claims process after finishing this guide, you can contact one of our advisors. Our team are on hand to offer you free advice 24 hours a day:
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- Can I Claim Broken Wrist Compensation?
- Do I Need Evidence To Claim Broken Wrist Compensation?
- What Wrist Injury Compensation Could I Receive?
- Why Claim Compensation For A Broken Wrist On A No Win No Fee Basis?
- More Resources About Personal Injury Claims
Can I Claim Broken Wrist Compensation?
In order to have a valid broken wrist compensation claim, your case will need to meet the personal injury claiming criteria. This is:
- Another party owed you a duty of care.
- This party breached their duty of care.
- As a result of this breach, you suffered an injury.
There are various instances where you are owed a duty of care and where you may suffer a wrist injury if this duty is breached. We have set out some examples below.
Accidents At Work
Your employer has a duty of care to ensure your safety in the workplace and whilst carrying out your duties by implementing reasonable steps and measures. This duty of care is set out within The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. For example, employers should ensure that you have a safe working environment, carry out risk assessments to identify hazards, provide training and issue personal protective equipment if necessary.
A failure to adhere to this duty of care could result in an accident at work. For example:
- Due to not performing any risk assessments, heavy stock is stacked on a faulty shelf in the storeroom. The shelf collapses, and the stock falls on you, resulting in you suffering a broken wrist, back injury and a hand injury.
Accidents in a Public Place
Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, the occupier (party in control of) of a public space owes a duty of care to ensure the safety of those using the space for its intended purpose. Steps they could take to maintain their duty of care include carrying out risk assessments, addressing hazards which have been identified and ensuring that any facilities or equipment used by the public are correctly maintained.
If they fail to adhere to this duty of care and you are harmed, you could be eligible to make a public liability claim. For example:
- You suffered a wrist injury when the swingset you were sitting on collapsed due to a fault chain not being maintained or replaced.
Road Traffic Accidents
Everyone who uses the roads has a duty of care to operate them responsibily to prevent causing harm. To comply with their duty of care, all road users must also adhere to both The Road Traffic Act 1988 and The Highway Code.
If a road user fails to adhere to their duty of care, this could cause a road traffic accident. For example:
- A driver runs through a red light and crashes into the side of your vehicle at a junction. You suffer a wrist fracture in the accident when the airbag deploys.
To discuss your specific circumstances and see whether you could make a personal injury claim for broken wrist compensation , you can contact our advisors.
Do I Need Evidence To Claim Broken Wrist Compensation?
In order to make a successful wrist injury compensation claim you need to demonstrate that another party was liable for your injury.
Evidence which could help you to make a successful broken wrist injury compensation claim may include:
- Records and reports. Records such as an accident report book from a workplace or public place or police road accident reports could help to show the cause of your accident and who was at fault.
- Medical records. Your medical records may show what injury you sustained (such as wrist fractures) as well as the treatment you required and the prognosis for recovery.
- Witness information. If another person witnessed your accident, saw the cause of the accident, or saw your injuries, you can collect their details so they can provide a statement at a later date.
- Video footage. This could include CCTV or dashcam footage of your accident taking place.
- Photographs. You may have taken photographs of what caused your accident or your injury.
The solicitors on our panel could help you with gathering evidence as part of the personal injury claims process. To see if you could be eligible to work with one of them, you can contact our advisors.
What Wrist Injury Compensation Could I Receive?
The first thing we should note is that there is not an average payout for a fractured wrist. How much compensation may be awarded in personal injury claims will depend on factors such as:
- What injury has been sustained?
- How severe has this injury been?
- What is the wider impact of the injury on the claimant’s life?
However, if your claim is a success your broken wrist compensation settlement will include general damages. This compensates you for your injury and the pain it has caused you.
For the table below, we have used some of the guideline compensation brackets listed within the Judicial College (JCG). This document may be used alongside your medical evidence to value your general damages payout, as the JCG provides compensation guidelines for a range of injuries.
Please note, however, that the first entry of this table has not been taken from the JCG.
| Type Of Injury | Severity | Compensation Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple and serious injuries with special damages. | Serious | Up to £500,000+ |
| Wrist injuries | (a) Complete loss of function | £58,110 to £73,050 |
| Wrist injuries | (b) Significant permanent disability | £29,900 to £47,810 |
| Wrist injuries | (c) Less severe | £15,370 to £29,900 |
| Wrist injuries | (d) Fracture or soft tissue injury | £7,420 to £12,630 |
| Wrist injuries | (e) Uncomplicated Colles fracture | Around £9,070 |
| Wrist injuries | (f) Minor undisplaced or minimally displaced fractures | £4,310 to £5,790 |
In addition to the general damages outlined above, claimants could also be awarded special damages. This compensates claimants for the financial losses the injuries have caused. Some examples could include:
- Medical expenses.
- Care costs.
- Loss of earnings.
- Related travel costs, such as to medical appointments.
Evidence of these financial losses, such as bank statements and payslips, could help support your claim for special damages.
For a free valuation of your potential broken wrist compensation, you can contact our advisors.
Why Claim Compensation For A Broken Wrist On A No Win No Fee Basis?
If you have a valid broken wrist compensation claim, one of the No Win No Fee solicitors on our panel could offer their services to you under a Conditional Fee Agreement.
With this particular agreement in place, some of the benefits you could experience include:
- Not having to pay for the solicitor’s services upfront.
- Nothing to pay for the solicitor’s work during the progression of the claim.
- Not having to pay for their completed services if the claim fails.
A success fee will be paid to your solicitor if they succeed with your claim. This fee will be taken from your compensation as a limited percentage.
Contact our advisors today to see whether one of the solicitors on our panel could assist you with your claim:
- Call our advisors on 0800 408 7825
- Speak to our team using our live chat.
- Contact us online to organise a callback.
More Resources About Personal Injury Claims
More personal injury claims guides:
- You could suffer an elbow injury in a slip and fall at work or in a public space. Learn more about when and how you could claim in our guide.
- Guidance on making knee injury compensation claim.
- Learn more about claiming on behalf of someone else with this helpful guide.
Further resources:
- Learn what the symptoms and treatment are for a broken arm or wrist from the NHS.
- Guidance on receiving statutory sick pay (SSP) for time off work with this Gov.UK resource.
- Learn when you should administer first aid from the NHS.
Contact our advisors today to receive free advice for your potential broken wrist compensation claim.