
Accident Work Compensation – £7000 – Back Injury – Lifting Accident
23/11/2009Accident at work compensation claim example:
Accident at work compensation claim, a nurse injured due to lifting a heavy paitent onto a hospital bed. A compensation claim by the accident solicitors who acted on behalf of an employee obtained £7000. injuries sustained prolapsed disc in the back.
The accident at work claim was made when a nurse was helping up a paitent who fell from standing up out of the hospital bed. This caused her severe pain in her back causing a prolasped disc.
The injuerd worker was advised by other work colleagues to see a consultant about the pain in her back. X-ray results showed the nurse that she had a prolapsed disc in her back.
She was advised to stay off work for 6 weeks until her back recovered. The injured worker was prescribed with strong pain killers to ease the pain.
The worker returned to her light duties within 4 months after the accident at work had happened and made 90% recovery within 10 months of the accident.
Accident at work solicitors obtained compensation for £7000 for the work related accident. The worker also received compensation for expenses and loss of earnings.
The accident at work solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The worker received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs
