MINERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS COMPENSATION CLAIMS

Our specialist personal injury solicitors deal with pneumoconiosis compensation claims on a no win no fee basis. Pneumoconiosis compensation is paid in full with no deductions and win or lose there is no charge. Employers are bound by law to ensure your health and safety whilst you are at work. If they are unable to make your work environment safe by installing preventive measures and protective equipment they will be responsible for any personal injury that you sustain.

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Pneumoconiosis is a medical condition also known as miner’s lung, black lung and the dust. It usually develops from long term inhalation of dust particles which causes hard nodules to form in the lungs reducing the elastic tissue to the extent that the lung cannot function properly. Pneumoconiosis is characterised by extreme difficulty in breathing with constant wheezing and coughing. In extreme cases other complications may arise including cor pulmonale (a heart condition) and tuberculosis. High risk substances include, but are not limited to, coal dust, asbestos fibres, silica, talc and metal particles. Those most at risk include workers in mines, sand pits, foundries and metallurgical industries due to the iron oxides (rust), silicates (rock dust), or carbonates (coal dust) present in the air.

SOLICITORS HELPLINE 0870 174 0140

If your employer failed to assess the risks to which you were exposed and failed to install appropriate safety equipment and you subsequently contracted pneumoconiosis, then your employer may be liable to pay you compensation for personal injury. We carry out all silicosis and pneumoconiosis compensation claims using the no win no fee scheme. The client receives compensation in full with no deductions. You will not be asked to fund the claim as it proceeds. To speak with an expert personal injury solicitor without further obligation just call the helpline or send in the contact form or e-mail us.