Broken Teeth Injury – A Guide to Claiming Compensation

As well as the initial pain caused by broken teeth, they can cause emotional distress, embarrassment and long-term dental problems. As such, if you’ve suffered broken teeth at work, you might decide to seek compensation from your employer if they were responsible for your accident. In this guide, you’ll read when it might be possible to claim for a broken teeth injury at work and what evidence you could use to help prove your case.

If you’re not sure about your chances of claiming compensation for broken teeth, we can help. Our specialist advisors offer a free initial consultation so that you can ask questions about the claims process. You’ll receive free legal advice and your advisor will explain whether they believe you have a feasible claim. If you have, and one of our solicitors offers to represent you, they’ll provide a No Win, No Fee service. This means that you’ll only pay for your solicitor’s work if they secure a compensation payout on your behalf.

To see if you might be entitled to claim compensation for broken teeth, you can:

• Contact our legal advisors by calling 0333 241 2519.
• Use our free live chat service to connect with us.

For more on teeth injury at work claims, please read on. If you have any questions along the way, please feel free to call.

Can I Claim Compensation for Broken Teeth at Work?

All employers have a legal duty to protect the welfare of their staff because of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

While other laws could also apply, this legislation is normally enough to establish a duty of care in a broken teeth accident claim against an employer. In general terms, it means that employers need to try and protect staff by taking reasonable steps such as:

• Providing all workers with proper safety training.
• Conducting risk assessments of the workplace regularly.
• Ensuring staff have access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) where required.
• Making sure that any equipment, tools or machinery used in the workplace are safe, fit for purpose and well maintained.

Consequently, you could claim for broken teeth at work if it can be proven that:

• Your employer owed you a duty of care at the point of your accident.
• You had an accident at work because your employer was negligent.
• You suffered a broken tooth or teeth as a direct result of that accident in the last three years.

If you’ve suffered from a broken teeth accident at work, we want to help you get the compensation you deserve. Please call our legal advisors now to find out more.

What Types of Negligence Can Lead to Broken Teeth at Work?

Here is a small sample of the types of accidents that could enable you to claim for broken teeth at work:

• While lifting a heavy box in a storeroom, a poorly secured shelf collapsed, striking you in the face and breaking several teeth.
• You slipped on an unmarked wet floor in the office kitchen, falling face-first and fracturing your front tooth
• During a construction job, you were hit in the mouth by a falling object from a scaffold above, resulting in multiple broken teeth.
• You were struck in the face by industrial machinery that had malfunctioned due to no maintenance, leading to severe dental injuries.
• An assault at work by another employee resulted in significant teeth damage.

Many other types of workplace accidents could result in a broken tooth claim. Therefore, why not speak to one of our legal advisors now to see if you might be entitled to sue your employer?

What Should I Do If I Sustain Broken Teeth in an Accident at Work?

Should you be involved in an accident at work where your teeth are broken, you should:

• Seek urgent medical treatment at a dentist surgery, hospital or via NHS 111. Where possible, try to keep any pieces of tooth that have broken off.
• Tell your employer that you’ve been involved in an accident at your earliest opportunity.
• Ensure that your accident is logged in the company’s accident book.

By reporting the accident to your employer, you could help them to prevent similar dental injuries in the future. Also, by ensuring that your accident is logged, you will be arming yourself with some of the evidence you’ll need to help prove your case if you decide to make a broken teeth injury claim later on.

What Evidence Can Be Used for Teeth Damage Claims?

To prove that a) you broke your tooth at work, b) that your employer is liable for the accident and c) how you’ve suffered as a result is essential if you’re to be compensated.

Some examples of the types of evidence that might be useful in teeth damage claims include:

• Before and after photos to show any visible damage.
• Copies of your dental records.
• An accident report form to show when and where the accident occurred.
• Details of anyone who saw the accident so that witness statements can be collected where needed.
• Photographs and CCTV footage of the broken teeth accident scene to help prove how your teeth were damaged.

If you would like us to assess whether you have a valid broken tooth compensation claim, please use the number above to contact us.

How Long Do I Have to Claim Broken Teeth Compensation?

If you’ve suffered a broken tooth or teeth at work, you’ll generally have 3 years to begin a compensation claim. This might start from the date of the accident that caused your broken tooth or when the injury was diagnosed or linked to the accident.

If you sustained a broken tooth when you were under 18, the 3 years would begin once you’ve turned 18 effectively giving you until you’re 21 to claim.

This time limit is set out by the Limitation Act 1980. This law also enables claims to be dismissed if they are started outside of the 3 years.

We normally suggest starting the claims process as soon as you can. By doing so, you should have enough time for evidence to be collected, witness statements to be prepared and independent dental assessments to be conducted where required.

How Much Compensation for Broken Teeth at Work?

Each broken teeth injury claim is unique. As such, compensation levels will vary. If your claim is won, your compensation will normally consist of two elements:

• General damages – to cover any physical pain and suffering along with any psychological harm (embarrassment, distress etc).
• Special damages – to help you recoup any costs and financial losses caused by your broken teeth.

To help value any broken tooth compensation you might be entitled to, your solicitor will assess your dental records along with any independent reports they organise. They might then refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) to see how much your injuries might be worth.

As the JCG includes potential settlement amounts for dental injuries, we’ve included some examples in the following list. However, these amounts are not definite settlement figures as each claim will differ from the next.

• £10,660 – £13,930 compensation where several front teeth have been lost or sustained serious damage.
• £5,310 – £9,310 compensation where two front teeth have been lost or have been seriously damaged.
• £2,690 – £4,820 for a single seriously damaged or lost front tooth.

If your broken teeth injury has left you out of pocket, any compensation offer may cover special damages to cover any of the following:

• Loss of income.
• The cost of remedial dental treatment and any ongoing costs.
• Support and care costs.
• Future loss of income for injuries that reduce your ongoing earning capacity.
• Travel expenses.

To ensure that all current and future aspects of your suffering are considered, your solicitor will review everything in detail with you before agreeing to settle your claim.

Will I Need a Solicitor to Sue for Broken Teeth at Work?

If you have broken your teeth at work, instructing a personal injury solicitor could make the claims process much easier and they could help you achieve a higher compensation payment than you might have otherwise been offered.

If you decide to claim with one of our accident-at-work solicitors and your case is taken on, their service could include all of the following:

• Finding all of the evidence needed to try and prove your case.
• Ensuring that your case is compiled correctly and filed on time.
• Arguing your case if your employer tries to contest your version of events.
• Sending regular updates so that you’re aware of how your claim is advancing.
• Using their negotiation skills to try and ensure a fair settlement.

If you work with one of our solicitors, they’ll ask you to sign a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This is the contract that enables them to provide a No Win, No Fee service and it means you only need to pay your solicitor for their work if you receive compensation for your broken teeth.

If your claim is won, a percentage of any settlement awarded will be deducted to cover your solicitor’s success fee. This percentage is capped by law when using a CFA to help ensure you retain the majority of your compensation payout.

Why not call now to see if you can make a No Win, No Fee broken teeth injury claim?

Will I Be Dismissed if I Claim for a Broken Tooth Injury?

For many workers, the thought of suing their employers is quite scary. It can often lead to anxiety and worry that the claim might result in being sacked or disciplined.

As such, it’s crucial to point out that it is illegal for employers to sack, discipline, pick on or single out staff purely as a result of a personal injury claim. So long as your claim isn’t dishonest, any such action could lead to a separate unfair or constructive dismissal claim against your employer.

Therefore, please don’t worry about taking action and feel free to call us to check your options now.

Contacting Us About a Broken Teeth Injury Claim

If you would like to find out if you have a feasible broken teeth injury claim, you can:

• Contact our legal advisors on 0333 241 2519.
• Use our free live chat service at any time of day or night.

As discussed already, all calls are handled on a no-obligation basis and, if your claim is feasible, we could connect you with a solicitor specialising in workplace injuries. If your borken teeth claim proceeds, your solicitor will represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis.