Work Related Illness & Deafness
The Accident Claimline has experience in dealing with Industrial Deafness and Industrial Illness claims.
Asbestos
Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals. Sometimes they are commonly known by their colours such as blue asbestos, brown asbestos, white asbestos and green asbestos. It was used widely in the building and construction trade for a number of years until it was banned because the fibres were found to be deadly when inhaled. It was often found in piping, lagging, boiler coatings and insulation boards. The fibres are not visible to the human eye so in some circumstances you might not realise you have inhaled the dust until you become ill many years down the line.
There are 3 common asbestos related illnesses which are:
- Asbestosis
- Mesothelioma
- Pleural Plaques/Pleural Thickening
Asbestosis
Asbestosis is a type of lung disease caused by damage to the lungs over a time following exposure to asbestos. Symptoms could be shortness of breath, a persistent cough, wheezing and chest pain amongst others.
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer which can be caused by exposure to asbestos. Fibres of asbestos can sit on the lung lining causing irritation and causing them to be coughed up and swallowed. Symptoms are similar to that of asbestosis and can include fatigue, a high temperature, loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss.
Pleural Plaques/Pleural Thickening
Pleural Plaques are thickenings on the pleura which is the lung lining, they don't cause many symptoms but for some people cause a feeling of breathlessness. Pleural Plaques are benign and are not cancerous.
Pleural Thickening is a lung disease where scar tissue grows and thickens around the pleura, causing tumours. This can lead to chest pains and breathing problems.
Usually with injury claims you have 3 years from the accident date in order to submit a claim. As with these claims the conditions and diagnosis may not present itself until much later on. In these claims the 3 years will start from the date you were diagnosed.
If you have been diagnosed with any of these please give us a call and speak to our friendly team to see if we can help get you some compensation 0800 160 1296.
See our compensation page to check how much you could be entitled to: How much is my claim worth?
Industrial Deafness/Noise Induced Hearing Loss
An injury that affects your senses can have a massive impact on your life and have long term effects.
Working in an environment where it is very loud for long periods of time without the adequate protection can cause serious damage to your hearing.
You would have 3 years in order to make the claim and this would start from the date you were first diagnosed with noise induced hearing loss.
Please give us a call today on 0800 160 1296
You can call us today to discuss your accident claim and you will be under no obligation to proceed with us. We offer a no obligation free discussion over the telephone via our friendly personal injury team and we can provide you with a quick decision on whether or not we can help with your personal injury claim. We can provide details of what to do next so you can make an informed decision about your claim.
Considering you would have endured enough stress being involved in an accident we here at The Accident Claimline like to keep the claims process is very simple:
1. Call us today on 0800 160 1296 with details of your accident
2. Our injury team will ask you some basic questions and give you a quick decision on if you have a claim we can help you with.
3. If we believe there is a case we will take some more in depth detail about what happened to you and your injury/treatment.
4. Once we have collected all the information we can allocate you a solicitor on our No Win No Fee* scheme.
Its' important that you choose an experienced company to deal with your claim for you. Call us today to see if we can help 0800 160 1296
We offer a No Win No Fee* service, this means that should your claim fail you will not have to pay a penny.
A No Win No Fee* agreement can also be known as a Conditional Fee Agreement between you and the solicitor.
Every case we accept is on a no win no fee basis so that you don't have to worry about any upfront legal fees. This gives you security and peace of mind for making your claim.
If your compensation claim is unsuccessful the no win no fee agreement protects you so that you won't have to pay the legal fees.
