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| Awarded more than £125,000 I received an advance payment towards my compensation of £1822.20. After being seen by medical experts the following month I received a further £125,000 |
Hearing Loss & Industrial Deafness
Thousands of people across the UK have suffered hearing damage due to exposure to excessive noise at work.
This is known as Industrial Deafness, Occupational Deafness or Noise Induced Hearing Loss.
At Attwood Solicitors, we do not believe you should suffer for something that wasn't your fault.
In recent years we have worked with employees from truck building plants, tyre makers, clothes making factories and former miners to ensure they get the compensation they deserve for the injuries suffered at work.
Each year noise induced hearing loss is responsible for thousands of industrial deafness claim settlements throughout the UK.
Some of the claims are a result of current bad practice but many relate back to the 1970s when noise levels were not monitored as stringently as they are now.
Many people, now retired, may think it is too late to make a claim. But the law states that people are entitled to claim up to three years after hearing damage is first diagnosed - even if the damage was caused many years previously.
If your employer has failed to provide adequate protection in a noisy workplace environment and you have sustained occupational hearing loss you may be able to make a no win no fee industrial deafness compensation claim.
Causes of industrial deafness are usually linked to regular loud noise in the workplace, usually experienced over a long period of time, without adequate safety measures such as earplugs in place to protect the delicate structure of the ear.
Industrial deafness is one of the most common occupational diseases. Almost half of all male miners have some level of industrial deafness by the time they reach 50. At 60, it has risen to 70 per cent. Other occupations where employees are susceptible to the causes of industrial deafness include agriculture, construction, manufacturing, transportation, military and the music industry.
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