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Compensation for Inguinal Hernia From Heavy Lifting at Work

Mr D was working part-time as part of an entertainment venue’s event management team, where he was regularly required to lift tables and chairs up and down flights of stairs during his shifts. After three months of working Mr D felt pain and discomfort in his groin. He saw his GP who diagnosed an inguinal hernia.

Mr D later underwent surgery and was forced to take 8 weeks off work. As he was on a temporary contract he was not paid during that period, and had constant related money concerns. When he returned to work he was unable to lift and move heavy and awkward weights to his former capacity, due to the probability that a hernia would recur if he did so. In the end Mr D left the company to seek less physically demanding employment elsewhere.

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Mr D contacted Bartletts Solicitors, and on our advice decided to bring a compensation claim against his former employers. We wrote to them stating that Mr D’s hernia was directly caused by working practices at the venue. Mr D was routinely asked to lift and move heavy and awkward loads, yet had received no training in safe manual handling techniques. Under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, employers have a legal responsibility to provide such training, and workers should not be required to lift and move excessive weights by hand over the course of a shift. The venue’s insurers eventually admitted liability for Mr D’s hernia injury and he received £5,700 in compensation.
We have won a variety of cases for clients with hernias caused by work, ranging from a claim on behalf of a client who developed a hernia from lifting heavy crates of books, to a claim on behalf of a warehouse worker who developed an inguinal hernia due to repetitive heavy lifting. See our case studies section to find out more or visit our Won Cases section.
Claiming with us is easy. Get a free no obligation initial consultation about your case, your rights, and our no win no fee agreement. All information can be taken over the phone. Medical treatment is local to you. We aim to keep the claims process short by keeping claims out of court. If your claim does need to go to court it is unlikely that you will need to attend court, as cases settle before the final hearing.
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Compensation will pay for private healthcare treatment. It will also cover:

  • Physiotherapy
  • Psychological therapy
  • Expenses (such as the cost of travel to hospital appointments)
  • Loss of income
  • Household adaptations

    • The amount of compensation you receive will depend on the severity of your injuries and the likelihood that you’ll make a full recovery. We’ll seek expert opinions on what care you’ll need to ensure that the compensation we claim will be sufficient.
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