How Much Compensation For A Broken Elbow Could I Claim?

This guide will help you understand whether you’re eligible to seek compensation for a broken elbow by making a personal injury claim. A claim could be made if someone has breached the duty of care they owed you and caused you to sustain harm as a result. There are various instances where someone may have a duty of care to protect your safety and wellbeing. We will explore this further throughout our guide.

Whilst we have aimed to provide the information you need, we understand you may still have questions after reading. If so, you can get in touch with our team of advisors at any point for more information. They can provide further clarification on anything of which you’re unsure.

Furthermore, if you’re ready to pursue a claim, they could assess your case and assign a personal injury solicitor from our panel to begin helping you seek compensation. All of the solicitors on our panel operate on a No Win No Fee basis which means you can fund legal representation without paying an upfront cost.

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A Guide On The Average Compensation For A Broken Elbow Injury
What Is A Broken Elbow?
Case Study – £70,000 Compensation For A Broken Elbow Injury At Work
Common Causes Of Broken Elbow Injuries
Calculating Compensation For A Broken Elbow Injury
What Special Damages Are Awarded In Personal Injury Claims?
How Do You Get Free Legal Advice?
No Win No Fee Compensation For A Broken Elbow Injury At Work
Get Free Legal Advice From Our Team
Case Study References
FAQs On Workplace Injury Claims

A Guide On The Average Compensation For A Broken Elbow Injury

In this guide, we aim to help you understand how much compensation for a broken elbow you could receive following a successful personal injury claim. There is no average amount as each case is assessed based on unique factors, such as:

The severity of the pain and suffering your injuries caused
How badly the injuries have impacted your quality of life
The future implications
Whether you experienced any financial losses as a result of your injuries.

However, we have provided information on what your settlement may comprise should your claim succeed. Additionally, we have provided a fictional case study to give an idea of the types of costs you may be able to claim.

Furthermore, we have provided examples of how you could have sustained a broken elbow due to someone else’s negligence. This could help you understand whether you’re eligible to put forward a claim and seek compensation for your injuries.

Please remember, you can call our team using the number at the top of the page if you have any questions whilst reading our guide.

What Is A Broken Elbow?

There are various types of elbow injuries, such as:

Tendonitis e.g. tennis elbow
Sprains and strains affecting the soft tissues
Fractures e.g. compound fracture or hairline fracture

According to the NHS, the symptoms of a broken bone might include:

Pain and swelling
Bruising or tenderness
Deformity of the affected area

Elbow fractures can range in severity and the impact the fracture has will be taken into consideration when valuing your claim.

Case Study – £70,000 Compensation For A Broken Elbow Injury At Work

Craig Jingle is a Physical Education teacher who suffered a broken elbow while setting up for a lesson.

How did Mr Jingle suffer a broken elbow injury?

Mr Jingle’s first lesson of the day was due to take place in the indoor gymnasium. Whilst his assistant set up, Mr Jingle started his usual warm-up regime before his students arrived.

On a brisk jog around the gymnasium, Mr Jingle’s trainers suddenly lost traction on a slippery surface. Whilst trying to maintain his balance, he fell to the ground and fell awkwardly, landing on his arm and crying out in pain as he immediately felt he had injured his arm.

He had landed in the puddle of water which had caused him to slip and fall. Mr Jingle asked his teaching assistant to call for an ambulance straight away. While they waited, they took pictures of the injury and the cause of the accident. Mr Jingle’s teaching assistant also agreed to act as a witness to confirm the injury was not caused by reckless or unsafe behaviour. All of this was also logged in the school’s accident book.

After seeking medical attention and receiving proper treatment for his elbow injury, Mr Jingle sought legal advice to find out whether he could seek compensation for a broken elbow by making a personal injury claim.

What compensation payout were they awarded?

Mr Jingle’s elbow was severely injured and required surgery to aid in the healing process. The gymnasium floor had been cleaned earlier that morning but no wet floor signs had been placed down to inform people of the potential danger.

His elbow took 12 weeks to completely heal and he was left with reduced strength in the joint and continued discomfort for many months following the accident. Because of the severity of his broken elbow, the compensation settlement was toward the higher end of the scale. He received £48,500 to cover the pain and suffering his injury had caused.

Mr Jingle was also awarded compensation for his financial losses incurred as a result of his elbow injury under special damages. This included reimbursement of loss of earnings during his recovery.

We’ve included Mr Cringle’s special damages breakdown in the table below.

Type of Special Damages	Additional Details	Cost
Travel Expenses	To cover costs to and from physiotherapy appointments and for check-ups.	£500
Prescriptions	Prescription painkillers. Antibiotics also needed to prevent any infections following the surgery.	£450
Loss of Earnings	Wages lost due to inability to perform his role for several months following the accident.	£17,500
Damage To Property	Mr Jingle landed on his smartphone during his fall, damaging it beyond repair.	£350
Additional Care	Assistance with childcare.	£1,500
Domestic Care	Assistance with household tasks and chores.	£800

The case of Mr Jingle is purely an example. It is based on our past experiences of handling and valuing claims and serves to illustrate how accidents can happen and how they are valued.

Common Causes Of Broken Elbow Injuries

The following sections will explore examples of accidents that could cause you to sustain a broken elbow as a result of someone else’s negligence.

Road Traffic Accidents

All road users have a duty of care to do everything they reasonably can to prevent one another from sustaining harm while navigating the roads. However, there are cases where someone might fail to uphold the duty of care they have causing you to sustain a broken elbow.

For example, a driver may fail to check the mirrors before pulling out from their driveway. As a result, they may have knocked you off your bike causing you to sustain a severely broken elbow and other minor multiple injuries.

For more information on car accident injuries and the compensation you could receive, get in touch with our team.

Public Place Accidents

As per the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, the person in control of a public space must take all reasonable actions to prevent members of the public from experiencing harm.

Failure to do so could result in accidents such as a slip, trip or fall. For example, you may have slipped on a spill that hadn’t been clearly signposted in a supermarket. As a result, you may have sustained a severely sprained elbow.

If you have experienced a similar incident in a public place, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team. They can discuss whether you’re eligible to seek compensation for a broken elbow.

Workplace Accidents

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 states that your employer has a legal obligation to put reasonable measures in place to keep you safe from harm. However, there are cases where an employer might fail to do so.

For example, your employer might fail to carry out regular risk assessments to check the equipment is safe for use. As a result, you may fall from a broken ladder causing you to break your elbow in an accident at work.

Calculating Compensation For A Broken Elbow Injury

Compensation for a broken elbow following a successful claim may comprise two heads of claim, general and special damages.

General damages cover the compensation you receive for the pain and suffering you’re physical or psychological injuries have caused you. In order to value your injuries accurately, a publication called the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) may be used to help. The JCG provides guideline compensation amounts for different injuries of varying severities.

In addition, you may be invited to attend an independent medical assessment to produce a detailed report on the full extent of your injuries. This report can be used in conjunction with the JCG to determine how much compensation you receive for your elbow injury.

For more information on how much your broken elbow is worth, please get in touch with our team. An advisor can provide an accurate estimate of your claim.

What Special Damages Are Awarded In Personal Injury Claims?

Special damages are calculated on a case-by-case basis. If you have had any additional costs incurred due to your injury, they could be reimbursed under special damages. These might include:

Prescription costs
Physical aids
Care costs
Lost income

It’s important that you have solid evidence of these outgoings, such as receipts or payslips.

How Do You Get Free Legal Advice?

Our advisors can offer you free legal advice on whether you’re eligible to seek compensation for a broken elbow. The more our advisors know about the circumstances surrounding your claim, the more detailed assistance they will be able to give you.

Our experienced advisors can assess your case for free and if they find you hold a valid claim, could assign a personal injury solicitor from our panel to start working on your case.

For more information about the services the solicitors from our panel can offer, see the section below.

No Win No Fee Compensation For A Broken Elbow Injury At Work

The solicitors on our panel offer No Win No Fee arrangements such as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). As such, you won’t need to pay an upfront fee for their services or costs that incur while your claim is ongoing.

Furthermore, if your claim fails, you won’t need to pay a success fee to your solicitor. The success fee, which is subject to a legal cap, will be payable if your claim succeeds. However, your solicitor will make you aware of how the fee works before they start working on your case.

Get Free Legal Advice From Our Team

So, if you would like to find out whether you’re eligible to seek compensation for a broken elbow then get in touch to begin the process under a No Win No Fee arrangement with a solicitor from our panel.

Alternatively, if you’re not yet ready to claim, our advisors can answer any questions you still have.

To get in touch, you can:

Call us on 0800 408 7826
Use the live chat function in the bottom right corner
Contact us by filling out our online form.

Case Study References

Below, we have included additional resources that you may find helpful.

Other Personal Injury Claims Guides You Can Read

FAQs On Workplace Injury Claims

In this section, we have provided answers to frequently asked questions about broken elbow compensation claims.

Can I claim for someone else?

In some circumstances, you may be able to put forward a claim on someone else’s behalf by applying to act as a litigation friend. For instance, if the injured person:

Is under the age of 18 years old
Has a reduced mental capacity

For more information on child injury claims, get in touch with our team.

How long do I have to claim for a broken bone at work?

Generally, you have three years from the date of the accident. In other cases, the three years might start from the date you connected your injuries to negligence.

We hope this guide on whether you’re eligible to seek compensation for a broken elbow has helped. However, if you need any additional information, please get in touch using the number at the top of the page.

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