Our specialist lawyers and medical experts can provide advice on the merits of this type of case and will endeavour to maximise the value of your claim through their skill and experience. Our lawyers are all members of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts and are all members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. A back injury compensation claim can arise in any number of circumstances the most common of which include :-
- workplace lifting accidents
- motor vehicle accidents
- slipping and tripping
- falls from height
- repetitive strain injuries
A back injury compensation claim often arises during the course of employment particularly in jobs that entail manual lifting. Most of these accidents should never happen if employers abided by the Manual Handling Operations Regulations which require that any operations involving manual handling be replaced where reasonably possible with mechanical handling methods. Employers are expected to carry out a risk assessment on all operations and where possible remove the need for any operation that is intrinsically dangerous and this includes manual lifting or manual handling.
Motor accidents are another substantial source of back injury compensation claim settlements with lower back injuries frequently occurring in both rear end shunts, front end shunts and front end head on collisions. Lower back injuries are much less common than whiplash injuries but susceptible and vulnerable individuals including the elderly can sustain extremely severe lower back injury in car accidents particularly those that occur at speed although low speed shunts still cause their fair share of these problems.
Building sites are another source of injury particularly those with unlawful sub-standard scaffolding rigs. Falls from height, be it from a ladder or scaffolding often cause severe back injury and an employer is often liable to pay compensation in a back injury compensation claim for inadequate equipment or inadequate training on the use of that equipment specifically including ladders.
Back pain is a common complaint in all areas of society. It has been reported that 75% of manual workers and 60% of non-manual workers will have attended their GP sometime during their working life complaining of symptoms of back pain. Back pain can occur either spontaneously or as a result of an accident. There is a fine distinction between the two as it is often the case that an accident is the main factor for either an episode of back pain or permanent disability.
Umbrella Claims is a specialist organisation that deals exclusively with accident compensation claims on a No Win No Fee basis. Win or lose there is no charge*. This means that you never have to pay anything to us or our personal injury solicitors. All compensation received of whatever nature is paid to you in full without any deduction whatsoever - absolutely guaranteed. We will minimalise any inconvenience to you and we offer free advice without obligation from some of the best lawyers in the business. We ensure that our client’s interests are a priority and our lawyers deal with claims in a friendly, efficient and competent manner to ensure that you get the compensation that you deserve in the shortest time scale possible.