This is a guide to filing an ankle injury at work claim. In this guide, you can learn about your employer’s responsibilities and what to do if you injure your ankle as a result of your employer failing to uphold their duty of care.
Health and safety regulations are in place to help keep you safe at work. However, accidents leading to an injury could still occur if your employer fails to do what is reasonably expected of them. We have provided some examples of accidents that could occur should this happen.
Additionally, we have provided some information on the evidence you may need to prove that an employer acted negligently causing you to sustain an ankle injury.
However, if you need any additional information after reading, please get in touch by:
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- How To File An Ankle Injury At Work Claim
- What Are Typical Scenarios For Suffering Ankle Injuries In Work?
- What Action Can I Take If An Employer Breaches A Duty Of Care Towards Its Staff?
- How Much Compensation Could I Get For An Ankle Injury At Work Claim?
- No Win No Fee Broken Ankle Cases
- Further Guidance About Ankle Injury At Work Claims
How To File An Ankle Injury At Work Claim
If you’ve sustained an ankle injury due to employer negligence, you may be eligible to file an ankle injury at work claim.
According to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA), every employer owes their employees a duty of care. A part of this duty of care means they should do everything they reasonably can to prevent you from sustaining harm in an accident. However, their duties may vary depending on the specific workplace.
If they breach this duty of care and you injure yourself in a workplace accident, you may be eligible to seek compensation. You could do so by hiring a No Win No Fee solicitor to represent your claim. This allows you to fund legal representation without paying a fee upfront.
For more information, please get in touch on the number above.
Recent Statistics For Ankle Injuries
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides statistics of workplace accidents, including those filed under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Act 2013 (RIDDOR).
According to these statistics, 4,889 non-fatal ankle injuries to employees were reported by employers under RIDDOR in 2020/21.
Additionally, it was recorded that 3,013 people missed work for over seven days due to these ankle injuries.
What Are Typical Scenarios For Suffering Ankle Injuries In Work?
Health and safety policies can vary between different types of industries. For example, there may be different risks involved in working in fast food and a factory.
However, all employers must conduct regular health and safety risk assessments. It is up to your employer to identify the risks and take reasonable steps to control or remove the risk a hazard may pose.
If they fail to do so, it could result in you sustaining an ankle injury. Examples of accidents that your employer’s negligence could cause might include:
- Slips, trips and falls: You could slip on a wet floor that was not signposted within a reasonable amount of time causing you to break your ankle.
- Getting crushed by machinery: Heavy machinery should be secured. If it is not, it could fall on top of you resulting in a severe crushed ankle injury that severely affects your mobility.
- Violence at work: You may have reported an incident of another employee threatening you to your employer but they may have failed to take further action. As a result, the situation may have escalated further resulting in an assault at work. You may have suffered multiple injuries including a broken ankle as a result of the assault.
If you have been injured your ankle in a similar incident, call our team to discuss making an ankle injury at work claim.
What Action Can I Take If An Employer Breaches A Duty Of Care Towards Its Staff?
To make a personal injury claim, you must be able to prove that your ankle injury was sustained in an accident that your employer’s negligence caused.
Certain steps could help you build a strong case, such as:
- Seeking medical attention: Seeking medical attention ensures that you get the help that you need, but it can also help your case. Medical records can form part of the evidence you provide in support of your case. Also, you may need to attend an independent medical assessment which can produce a current report on the nature of your injuries.
- Gathering evidence: There are different types of evidence you could obtain. It is not necessary to have it all but it can make filing your ankle injury at work claim easier. For example, you can make a note of the contact details of any witnesses for statements at a later date. Additionally, you can take photographs of the injury and accident.
- Seeking legal advice: A solicitor can provide various services that could help you during the process of your claim. For instance, they could help you gather evidence and arrange for you to attend the independent medical appointment in an area local to you.
Our advisors are available to talk to you about your ankle injury at work claim. If you have been injured at work due to negligence, speak to them today.
How Much Compensation Could I Get For An Ankle Injury At Work Claim?
The compensation you could potentially receive comprises general damages and special damages. They each provide compensation for separate issues you may have faced.
We have explored these in more detail in the sections below.
General Damages
General damages is a payment that covers the pain and suffering caused by the injury.
The Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) is a publication that contains a list of injuries with corresponding compensation guidelines. These guidelines are often used to help value your injuries alongside medical evidence.
The table below uses figures from the JCG but you should only use them as a guide. The settlement you receive will vary depending on several factors unique to your claim.
For instance, medical evidence will assess the severity of your injuries and the extent to which your quality of life has been impacted.
| Injury | Potential Compensation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Serious toe injuries (d) | £9,010 to £12,900 | Injuries might include those to the great toe or multiple/ crush fractures to two or more toes. |
| Moderate foot injuries (f) | £12,900 to £23,460 | Injuries might include a displaced fracture of the metatarsal that causes permanent deformity. |
| Minor Achilles tendon (d) | £6,820 to £11,820 | The person may have turned over on their ankle causing some damage to the tendon. |
| Moderate Achilles tendon (c) | £11,820 to £19,770 | Where there has been a partial rupture or significant injury affecting the tendon. |
| Serious Achilles tendon (b) | £23,460 to £28,240 | Where there has been a successful repair of a complete tendon division. However, the person may still suffer from residual weakness, limited ankle movement, a limp and scarring. |
| Modest ankle injury (d) | Up to £12,900 | Injuries might include minor fractures, sprains and ligament damage. |
| Severe ankle injury (b) | £29,380 to £46,980 | Injuries might include those that require extensive treatment. |
| Most serious Achilles tendon injury (a) | In the region of £36,060 | Severed Achilles tendon and peroneus longus muscle which results in cramp, swelling and restricted movement of the ankle. |
| Moderate ankle injury (c) | £12,900 to £24,950 | Fractures and torn ligaments resulting in less serious disabilities, which may include, difficulty walking on uneven ground and difficulty standing or walking for long amounts of time. |
| Very severe ankle injury (a) | £46,980 to £65,420 | Injuries might include a transmalleolar fracture with extensive soft tissue damage. The injury may have resulted in deformity. |
If you can’t see your injury listed, please get in touch for a free valuation of your claim.
Special Damages
As part of your ankle injury at work claim, you may receive special damages. This covers any financial losses you may suffer due to your injuries. However, in order to be compensated, you must be able to provide evidence of these losses.
Some examples of the losses you could be reimbursed for might include:
- Loss of earnings: This includes both past and future losses. You would need to provide payslips to highlight the losses you’ve faced.
- Travel and expenses: If you have needed to travel to medical appointments for your ankle injury, you should keep receipts for taxi fares, bus fares or petrol/diesel if someone else is bringing you.
- Care costs: Suffering an ankle injury at work could mean you require additional care for yourself or someone else while you’re recovering. You could provide receipts or invoices to claim back these costs.
If negligence led to your ankle injury at work, you may wish to claim compensation. Click on the banner to speak to our advisors. If your claim is eligible they may connect you to our panel of personal injury solicitors.
No Win No Fee Broken Ankle Cases
It may be possible for you to use a No Win No Fee solicitor to represent your ankle injury at work claim. In doing so, there are no upfront or ongoing fees to pay.
A legally capped success fee will be taken from your compensation award if your claim is successful, but if your claim fails you will pay no success fee to your solicitor.
Our panel of solicitors offer their services on this basis and could take on your claim. For more information, see below for how to contact us.
Speak To Our Advisors About Making An Ankle Injury At Work Claim
Our team of expert advisors are waiting to help you start your claim. They can offer free legal advice and estimations of what your claim could be worth. If you’re eligible to claim they can put you in touch with our panel of experienced No Win No Fee solicitors.
Get in touch today to start your ankle injury at work claim by:
- Calling the number above
- Speaking with an advisor on the live chat feature below
- Filling out the contact form with your query
Further Guidance About Ankle Injury At Work Claims
We’ve provided some links that you may find useful below.
- The NHS provides this useful guide about how to know if you have broken a bone.
- An NHS guide on broken ankles.
- A government guide on how to request CCTV footage.
We have also included some additional guides you might find helpful.
- Claiming Compensation For An Accident At Work
- Can I Make A Forklift Accident Claim?
- Broken Foot At Work Claims
- Eye Injury At Work Claims
- Statutory Sick Pay After A Workplace Accident
- Making A Successful Head Injury at Work Claim
- Broken Bone At Work Claims
- Examples Of Accident At Work Compensation Payouts
- Do I Receive Full Pay If I’m Injured At Work?
We hope this guide on making an ankle injury at work claim has helped. For more information, get in touch using the details below.