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Industrial Accidents |
If you have been involved in any accident at work during the course of the last three
years then you may be able to claim no matter how trivial you think the accident may
be.
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| Industrial Disease |
There are a number of contractible diseases that can be caused by injurious working
conditions. Our dedicated team of lawyers will be able to give advice on many conditions including the following:-
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Vibration White Finger |
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This can occur if you have used:-
Grinders, Jack Hammers, Windy Drills and Picks or any pneumatic tools.
If you have any of the following symptoms you may have a claim:-
pins and needles, tingling sensation (especially in cold weather), fingers going
white, loss of feeling and an inability to grip, difficulty handling small objects
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
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If you have any of the following symptoms in your hands, wrists, arms or
thumbs and have used the tools listed above then you may have a claim:-
Tingling and numbness along the central nerve in the hand and arm, increased
pain in your fingers if your hands are fully flexed, weakness and wasting of
the muscles of the thumb, pain and loss of power in arms, wrists and hands.
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Exposure to Asbestos |
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If you have been exposed to Asbestos at any time during your career you may
be able to claim. It doesn't matter how short a time it may have been.
You may have been diagnosed with pleural plaques, pleural thickening or another asbestos related condition.
If you have, then you may have a claim.
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Noise Induced Deafness (Industrial Deafness) |
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If you have worked in a particularly noisy environment and have difficulties
with the following then you may have a claim:-
Around background noise you have difficulty picking out specific
conversations and noise, people complain that you shout, you have to turn the
volume up on your TV or Radio, you have difficulty hearing the telephone,
you have a ringing or whooshing noise in your ears.
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Occupational Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis |
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If you experience difficulty with breathing, suffer from wheezing, have been
diagnosed as having asthma, have a runny nose or congested nasal passage or a
poor sense of taste then you may be suffering from asthma or allergic rhinitis.
This is particularly a problem for those who have worked in shipyards, docks,
chemical and agricultural industries, engineering welding and chrome plating.
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Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema |
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If you experience difficulties breathing or have been diagnosed as suffering from
the above condition and have worked in the mining industry or spent some of your
working life underground or in a particularly dusty environment then you
may have a claim.
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