Foot and Toe Injury Compensation Claims
Key Takeaway: Compensation for a foot or toe injury depends on your whole person impairment. A lump-sum payment applies once your injuries are assessed at greater than 10% whole person impairment, while work injury damages require greater than 14% impairment plus employer negligence.
Foot and Toe Injury Compensation: Quick Answers
Each year more than 23,000 people suffer from foot injuries in Australia. The most common reasons for foot and toe injuries are workplace accidents, slip & falls, and motor vehicle accidents; these injuries include but are not limited to toe amputations, broken toes, and crushed feet. Feet and toe injuries may have a dramatic effect on an injured person’s daily and work life.
If you have had an accident and suffered a foot or toe injury, you may be eligible to receive compensation benefits. Reach Withstand Lawyers for a free claim check!
Compensation benefits
They vary according to where you were injured, see below for more details:
Foot/toe injury at or whilst working
You can make a claim against your employerif you have suffered a foot/toe injury in the course of employment. Your compensation benefits may include:
- Medical Expenses: Reasonable and necessary medical expenses arising from your injuries
- Weekly Payments: Weekly benefit payments for loss of earnings
- Domestic Assistance: If your injuries are greater than 14% whole person impairment
- Lump-sum payment: If your injuries are assessed at being greater than 10% whole person impairment
- Common Law Payout (Work Injury Damages): if your injuries are greater than 14% whole person impairment and your employer was negligent
Foot/toe injury due to a motor vehicle accident
- Medical Expenses: Reasonable and necessary medical expenses arising from your injuries
- Income support payments: Income support due to income looss
- Lump sum payout for future loss of income: If you were not mostly at fault and your injuries are not a minor injury
- Common Law Payout (Work Injury Damages): If your injuries are greater than 14% whole person impairment and your employer was negligent
Foot/toe injury at a public place
- Medical Expenses: Reasonable and necessary medical expenses arising from your injuries
- Lump sum payout for pain and suffering: Depends on the extent of injuries
- Loss of past and future earnings: Depends on the extent of injuries
- Common Law Payout (Work Injury Damages): Depends on the extent of injuries
Can’t work due to foot/toe injury?
You may be entitled to claim TPD superannuation benefits regardless of where you suffered your foot or toe injury. TPD superannuation insurance is generally on average anywhere between $50,000 – $350,000, and income protection benefit of up to 95% of your average wage may be paid in instalments. Click here to learn more about TPD claims or directly reach us to know your entitlements!
How much compensation can I get for a toe and foot injury?
As mentioned above, all claims are unique and considered according to the nature of the injury. That’s why there isn’t any fixed compensation benefits for toe and foot injuries. However, you can reach our compensation lawyers to know the estimated compensation settlement amount for your claim.
Time limit
Each claim type has its own time limit to lodge forms and to commence in court or personal injuries comission:
- 6 months from the date of the injury for workplace accidents
- 28 days for motor vehicle accident injuries
- 3 years for common law claims
These limits may be extended in some circumstances.
How do I make a foot and toe injury compensation claim?
You can reach our lawyers to start your compensation claim at any time. Also, you can access further details about each injury type below.
Workplace accidents
Motor vehicle accidents
Slip and fall public liability accidents
Foot and Toe Injury Compensation Claims FAQs
Should I take time off work for a broken toe?
If you are unable to work, you should report this to your employer and seek medical treatment as soon as possible. If you are eligible, your medical expenses and weekly costs will be covered. On top of that, if you are not able to work due to your injury and cannot go back to work soon, could be entitled to making a TPD insurance claim through your superfunds. Reach our lawyers for a free claim check.
How long does it take?
Our personal injury lawyers resolve similar workplace injury cases in 1.5 years, but this duration can be longer if your treatment takes a longer time. Our lawyers will be able to advise you better once we have a better understanding of your case.
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About the author
Issa Rabaya · Principal Lawyer and Director
✓ Admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW and High Court of Australia ✓ LLB ✓ IRO-approved ✓ Law Society of NSW
Acts for injured people in CTP, workers compensation, TPD and public liability claims.
Why Choose Withstand Lawyers for Your Foot and Toe Injury Claim?
When a foot or toe injury stops you working and disrupts your life, you need a firm that treats your claim seriously from day one. Withstand Lawyers has decades of combined experience guiding injured people through workers compensation, motor vehicle accident and public liability claims across NSW. Our personal injury lawyers at Withstand Lawyers know how to build the medical evidence that proves your whole person impairment and secures every benefit you are owed. We have a proven track record of resolving similar workplace injury cases and standing up to insurers who try to minimise what you deserve. With Withstand Lawyers, you are never just a file number. Over $47 million recovered, 99% success rate, no win, no fee.
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