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Claiming Compensation For An Eye Injury At Work
Last updated 18th September 2024. Sustaining an eye injury at work could cause significant problems. Even minor eye injuries can leave you unable to work, drive or enjoy normal hobbies. However, more serious injuries can result in permanent vision problems or, in the worst cases, total blindness.
In some circumstances, compensation for an eye injury could be sought if the harm you have experienced is linked to your employer breaching the duty of care they owe. We explore the eligibility criteria for starting a personal injury claim following a workplace accident in more detail throughout our guide.
Additionally, in this article, we’ll explain how an accident at work could lead to an eye injury. We’ll also review how much compensation for an eye injury might be awarded.
To help you clarify your options, we offer a free initial consultation in which you’ll receive free legal advice from a specialist advisor. If you’d like to talk to us about claiming eye injury compensation, please:
- Call 0151 375 9916.
- Use our contact form to make an online enquiry
- Discuss your case with one of our online advisors via the live chat feature below.
Eye Injury At Work – When Are You Eligible To Claim?
While you’re at work, reasonable steps must be taken by your employer to try and keep you from being injured. This is their duty of care which they owe to employees. Your employer’s responsibility regarding workplace safety is set out by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
As such, you may have grounds to make a personal injury claim for an eye injury at work if:
- Your employer owed you a duty of care at the time and place of the accident;
- They breached this duty of care; and
- As a result of the breach, you sustained a temporary or permanent eye injury in an accident at work.
The three criteria above lay the foundation of negligence in personal injury claims. If negligence can be proven, one of our solicitors could help you seek compensation for a personal injury.
If you’re in any doubt about your chances of making an eye injury claim, why not call the number above to discuss your case with an advisor?
What Accidents Could Lead To Eye Injury At Work?
There are several steps an employer could take to prevent an accident causing an eye injury at work. For example:
- Train you to do your job safely.
- Provide eye protection or other forms of personal protective equipment (PPE) where necessary.
- Maintain equipment and machinery.
If there has been a failure to do so, and this leads to you sustaining an injury to your eye, it could mean that your employer has been negligent. In turn, this may allow you to make an eye injury compensation claim for any subsequent suffering.
Examples how an accident leading to an eye injury could occur include:
- You could be struck in the eye by a foreign object because a safety shield was missing from a piece of machinery.
- You may have been splashed in the eyes by chemicals because you weren’t provided with safety goggles.
- After falling from a height because of a damaged ladder or scaffold, you could have sustained a facial fracture to the eye.
If you’ve suffered harm in any other type of accident and would like a free assessment of your options, please call our team today.
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How Much Eye Injury Compensation Could You Receive?
As well as helping claimants win their eye injury at work claim, our solicitors also use their expertise to secure the best possible compensation payout.
Such payouts can be split into up to two parts, known as heads of loss. One of them, general damages, tries to address the physical and emotional damage done by the incident that caused your eye injuries at work.
In order to figure out fair general damages compensation, those calculating your payout would look at factors like the extent of your injuries, what treatment you received and how long your recovery is likely to take, if you can recover at all.
They can also get some guidance from the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This document offers a suggested compensation range for a wide variety of injuries. We have used these guidelines to make the eye injury at work compensation table you see below.
Guideline Compensation Amounts
This table can be used as an alternative to a compensation calculator and features JCG guideline figures, except for the top line. It does not guarantee the payout you would receive if you were to make a claim.
| Injury Type | Severity | Compensation Bracket | Further Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Serious Injuries And Monetary Losses | Severe | Up to £500,000+ | Multiple injuries, including a serious eye injury, plus financial damages such as vision correction fees, lost earnings or travel costs. |
| Eye | Total blindness | In the region of £327,940 | Complete loss of sight in both eyes. |
| Loss of Sight in One Eye with Reduced Sight in the Other (i) | £117,150 to £219,400 | Where there is serious risk of deterioration in the functioning eye. | |
| Loss of One Eye | £66,920 to £80,210 | Award is based on cosmetic and psychiatric impact. | |
| Complete Loss of Sight In a Single Eye | £60,130 to £66,920 | The amount awarded may be based on scarring and the risk of sympathetic ophthalmia. | |
| Serious But Incomplete Loss Of Vision (One Eye) | £28,900 to £48,040 | Also applies to cases of constant double vision. | |
| Minor Vision Impairment (One or Both Eyes) | £11,120 to £25,600 | Covers permanent vision problems like sensitivity to light and blurred vision. | |
| Minor Eye Injury | £4,820 | Injuries including being struck in the eye or splashed by liquids causing initial pain and temporary vision interference. | |
| Skeletal | Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones | £18,180 to £29,220 | Facial deformity of a permanent nature will be present. |
Special Damages For Eye Injury Claims
If you’ve suffered a serious eye injury, then you may find yourself out of pocket for the likes of:
- Missed payslips or other work benefits.
- Travel expenses.
- Eye surgery fees.
- Care costs if you need help at home.
Often, people find the financial impact of workplace eye injuries to be more significant than the physical effects. With that in mind, a significant amount of a payout could be reserved for special damages. This second head of claim accounts for the financial effects of suffering an eye injury at work.
Keep all records that will help prove financial loss. This can include payslips, invoices or receipts.
To discuss what you might receive if you make a successful eye injury compensation claim, just call our free helpline and chat with an advisor.
Claiming Compensation For An Eye Injury In The Workplace
It is vital to build a strong case that is backed by as much evidence as possible as insurance companies could be likely to deny liability if there isn’t enough proof.
Therefore, if your claim goes ahead, you should try to provide as much of the following as possible:
- Photographs that show the accident scene and any visible eye injuries.
- Details of any witnesses who were present when you were injured.
- Accident report forms or emails sent to your employer about the accident.
- Discharge letters or other information from the hospital about your eye injury.
- CCTV footage (or other forms of video evidence) to help prove that the accident occurred.
Additionally, to help recover any costs associated with your eye injury, you should provide financial evidence to your solicitor. This could be in the form of bank statements, receipts or wage slips.
As part of our free initial consultation, we are happy to review any evidence you’ve already obtained. Therefore, why not call our advice line and let us consider your case today?
Claim Eye Injury At Work Compensation On A No Win No Fee Basis
If you are eligible to make a claim for sustaining an eye injury at work, you may like to work with a solicitor. One of our No Win No Fee solicitors could work on your claim for eye injury compensation under the terms of a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This means that you:
- Won’t need to pay for your solicitor’s work on your claim either upfront or as it moves forward.
- Don’t need to pay for your solicitor’s completed work if your claim fails.
- Only have to pay a small success fee if your claim wins. This amount will be deducted from the compensation awarded to you. Additionally, the percentage is limited by the law, thus, ensuring that you get to keep the majority of your award.
If you have any questions about claiming for eye injuries at work, please get in touch with our team. A team member can assess your claim and if it seems like you have good grounds to seek compensation, you could be connected to one of our solicitors.
- Calling our team on 0151 375 9916.
- Filling out our contact form.
- Using our free online chat service.
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Learn More About Eye Injury Claims
Here are a few more resources that might help if you’re considering claiming compensation for a workplace eye injury.
More of our helpful guides:
- Find out what to do after an accident at work and whether you could claim compensation.
- Read our guide discussing your rights after an accident at work including whether you could be eligible to make a claim.
- Learn if you could be eligible to make a back injury at work claim and seek compensation.
More external resources:
- Guidance on personal protective equipment from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
- Information about eye injuries from the NHS.
- Learn if you could be eligible to receive Statutory Sick Pay with this government guide.
We hope this guide on eye injury at work claims has helped. Please get in touch if there’s anything else you’d like to know.
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