EYE INJURY COMPENSATION CLAIM SOLICITOR

Specialist Solicitors

There are over 25,000 serious eye injuries in Australia every year with more than half being suffered by young people and children who are at a higher risk of sustaining an eye injury than other members of the population. The human eye is complex and fragile whilst retaining healing powers that make it resilient to some but not all types of injury. Blindness or loss of vision quality in one or both eyes is a catastrophic injury requiring the services of a specialist personal injury solicitor who deals with eye injury compensation cases. If your eye injury has been caused by the negligence of another person you may be able to claim compensation. If you would like free advice from a specialist personal injury solicitor about eye injury compensation claims just complete the contact form.

Eye Injury Compensation Claims

An eye injury can occur in many different situations however the incidents most likely to be the fault of a third party are as follows :-

• Motor Vehicle Accidents – eye injury due to vehicle collisions are less common than they used to be as a result of the enforced use of car seat belts however they are still a very real risk. Shattered glass from a windscreen or door window may cause damage to the eye; sharp objects which penetrate the vehicle during a collision may penetrate the eye and traumatic impact against the windscreen, steering wheel or dashboard may cause serious eye injury. A driver, passenger, cyclist or pedestrian who sustains an eye injury as a result of a road accident may be entitled to make a claim for compensation if it can be shown that the accident was caused by or contributed to by someone else’s wrong doing.

• Workplace & Industrial Accidents – are a matter of real concern with eye injury being caused by collisions with works vehicles, explosions, electrocution, falling objects, chemical burns, caustic gases, swarf, chips, sparks, shattered machinery and the impact of slips, trips or falls. It is the duty of an employer to provide employees with a safe system of work which usually involves the provision of safe equipment and adequate eye protection and failure to do so will make the employer liable in negligence for any eye injury sustained by an employee in the normal course of business.

• Leisure, Recreational & Sporting Activities – the owner or occupier of sports facilities and the organiser of recreational activities or holidays is responsible for their customers safety, to some degree, dependant on the activity and the perceived risk. In addition if you sustain an eye injury whilst involved in sporting activities by virtue of someone else’s recklessness or deliberate violence then it may be possible to make a claim for compensation. If you have suffered an eye injury whilst involved in leisure, recreational or sporting activities you should take advice from a specialist personal injury solicitor about the potential to claim compensation.

• Trips Slips & Falls – are frequent causes of injury to both the structure of the eye and to the bone surrounding the eye. The owner or occupier of land or premises, both public and private, including pavements and roads, is responsible for the safety of people who might reasonably be expected to use their property and as such can be liable in negligence for any eye injury sustained by a visitor.

Free Legal Advice

If you have sustained a serious injury that affects your eye which was the fault of somebody else, then please complete the contact form and one of our specialist claims solicitors will contact you to discuss matters. The initial advice is free and there is no obligation to use our services.