The most common personal injury claims* in Ireland range from the sprained ankle in a slip on a wet floor to the head, neck and shoulder injuries in a car crash.

If you suffer injury in an accident that was not your fault, then you could have a compensation claim. The facial lacerations, the soft tissue injuries and the broken bones can cost you in terms of lost income, pain and more bills. 

The common personal injury claims* deal with these costs and losses every day, and people make these claims every week in Ireland.

Making a personal injury claim* in Ireland can get you compensation, and the right solicitor can make all the difference.

So, what are the most common personal injury claims*?

The most common personal injury claims* come from all sectors of society and cover all injury types. We see the claims for an injury at work or a fall in the supermarket as much as we see ones for road traffic accidents and medical negligence.

According to a recent report, the common personal injury claims* in Ireland are: 

Workplace injuries account for a whooping 42.9% of personal injury claims* in Ireland. An employer has a duty of care to employees, and a breach of that duty of care causing injury may lead to a compensation claim.

Types of workplace personal injury claims*:

  • Repetitive strain injuries 
  • Back and shoulder injuries 
  • Slip, trip and fall injuries in the workplace
  • Sexual assault in the workplace
  • Fatal workplace accidents

A workplace accident can result in severe injuries and all that brings to your life.

Road traffic accidents come in next in the league of personal injury claims*. At 36.9% of all claims, road traffic accident victims often see severe injury and long-term impacts.

Types of claims for road traffic accidents:

  • Cuts and bruises in a car accident
  • Broken limbs when hit by a car
  • Nerve damage after being in a car accident
  • Paraplegia when knocked off the bike in traffic
  • Head, neck and shoulder injury in a rear-ending 

You could suffer the impacts of a road traffic accident injury for life.

Medical negligence sees personal injuries, such as the effect of wrong-site surgery or a missed diagnosis of cancer or diabetes. Medical professionals and the HSE can be responsible for medical negligence, which accounts for 9.8% of all claims.

Types of medical negligence claims in Ireland:

  • Cancer diagnosis errors
  • Surgical negligence
  • Medication and prescriptions errors
  • Bed sores due to a lack of nurses at the care home
  • Diagnosis errors due to misreading test results in the A&E

Medical negligence happens every day in Ireland, causing many types of personal injury.

The claim for an injury in a public place is usually for the slip, trip or fall type personal injury that can cause anything from a dislocated shoulder to torn ankle ligaments. 

8.8% of all personal injury claims* are the injury in a public place ones, usually due to the poor upkeep of so many public areas.

Injuries seen in public place accidents:

  • Nerve and muscle damage in a slip on an icy footpath
  • Broken bones in a trip on a torn carpet in the hotel
  • Sprained wrist in a fall on an uneven floor 
  • PTSD following an accident at the weekend music festival
  • Head injury in an accident at the local shopping centre

Slips, trips and falls in public happen easily and lie behind many personal injury claims*.

At 1.0% of personal injury claims*, assault may come in behind the other claim types, but that doesn’t lessen the impact on the victims.

Assault injury claims are on the rise, reflecting the increase of assault in Garda crime figures. 

Assault injury claims can be for:

  • Assault in the workplace
  • Assault in a public place
  • Sexual assault
  • Assault by a doorman on a night out
  • Assault while on public transport

A personal injury claim* for assault can be made by anyone who suffers from this type of injury.

What happens with personal injury claims* in Ireland?

Anyone who has an injury, be it any one of the most common injury types or another one, can make a personal injury claim* for their losses.

You will need to identify the person or business involved and build your claim around what happened.

In all personal injury claims*, you must show:

  • The person had a duty of care to you, i.e. the landowner
  • They breached that duty of care to you, i.e. by not maintaining the property
  • The breach of duty of care led to an injury, i.e. a sprained wrist
  • You suffered losses due to that breach of duty of care, i.e. loss of income

Every personal injury solicitor will go through the process and explain to you what you are missing or how to improve your chances of making a successful personal injury claim*.

The more you have to show your losses, such as medical reports, CCTV footage, and employment records, the more likely you are to win a personal injury claim* in Ireland.

A good personal injury solicitor will be there with you from day one. 

Speak to a personal injury solicitor today

Make a personal injury claim* today by contacting Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors in Dublin.

You could have a claim after being injured in an accident that was not your fault at work, on a night out or when taking the kids to school. 

The back injury, psychological damage, soft tissue injuries and other types of personal injury can impact your life, and you may have a compensation claim.

Contact Hughes & Associates Solicitors in Dublin for a confidential and professional service with your personal injury compensation claim.