Internal Chest Injuries Chest Injuries is a difficult area because most of the awards relate to industrial disease rather than traumatic injury. The level of the award will be affected by age, gender, scarring, the effect on the capacity to work and enjoy life and the effect on life expectancy. The region of compensation is as wide as £1,300 to £87,500. The worst type of case will be the total removal of one lung and/or serious heart damage with prolonged pain and suffering and significant scarring. The amount this type of injury could fetch would be in the region of £58,500 to £87,500. For traumatic injury to chest lungs or heart, which has caused permanent damage and impairment of function, physical disability and reduction of life expectancy, the amount could be in the region of £38,175 to £58,500. With damage to the chest and lungs which is causing some continuing disability the amount could be in the region of £18,325 to £32,000. For a simple injury such as a single penetrating wound which caused some permanent damage to tissue but with no significant long term effect on the function of the lungs the amount could be in the region of £7,375 to £10,500. Injuries sustained by toxic fumes inhalation which have left some residual damage but not serious enough to interfere permanently with lung function, the amount could be in the region of £3,175 to £7,375. Fractured ribs causing serious pain and disability over a period of weeks only, the amount would be anything up to £2,300. |
