Groin Injury Claims

A groin injury usually happens when muscle in the groin area is stretched beyond its limits, causing the muscle tissue to tear.

A hernia is an abdominal injury which can occur when an internal part of the body pushes through the tissue or muscle which surrounds it. The resulting protrusion can often be felt through the skin as a lump.

Causes of Groin Injuries

Injuries like these usually happen as a result of the injury victim putting an unusually large amount of strain or pressure on the groin or abdomen area through intense physical activity.

Hernia type injuries in the groin and stomach wall are often the result of strain caused by heavy lifting at work. They can develop over a period of time and may need surgical repair.

Groin Injury Compensation

Your employer owes you a duty of care and has to take reasonable measures to ensure your safety at work. If this duty of care has not been carried out, resulting in a groin injury or hernia following a work accident, you have a right to make a groin injury claim.

Whether or not you can make a groin injury claim will depend on the circumstances which gave rise to the groin injury, as well as the severity of the injury.

Following a severe groin injury or hernia, the accident victim is likely to need some time off work to rest, and, depending on the severity of the injury, may need to have surgery.

In cases where the victim has needed surgery and/or a significant amount of time off work, and the employer was at fault, the accident victim may be able to make a claim for compensation.

Making a Claim

If you have been required to lift loads which are too heavy for you, are too awkward to lift safely, or you have not been properly trained in safe methods of lifting and have suffered a groin injury or hernia as a result, you may have a valid groin injury claim.

Contact National Accident Helpline™ - online or by phone, to find out more about groin injury claims.