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Do you need expert advice to help you make a miners chest claim?

  • Worked as a miner
  • Exposed to fumes and dust
  • Developed COPD
  • Suffering poor health
  • Want to make a miners chest claim?
  • Need expert legal advice

What is Miners Chest?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD is the name given to a collection of lung diseases all of which can occur at the same time. The expert teams At Russell Worth solicitors we have helped many people like you to make successful claims against their previous employers and have received thousands of pounds in compensation for their claims.This collection of lung diseases are all persistent diseases causing difficulty of breathing.

COPD is the term given to describe the narrowing of the airways due to either Chronic bronchitis, emphysema or both. COPD is one of the UK’s most common respiratory diseases occurring as a result of damage to the lungs, which then causes inflammation in the airways, causing them to narrow.The main causes of COPD are:

  • Working in mines
  • Inhaling fumes
  • Inhaling coal dust
  • Exposure to coal dust

We’ll guide you through the claims process

Russell Worth solicitors will guide you through every step of the legal process and will answer any questions you may have, taking the pain out of the process at a time which may already be stressful and difficult for you. We work on a No Win No Fee basis giving you peace of mind without costing you a penny. You’ll pay no up front fees.

Our friendly team can help you make a claim today

Our friendly team will make it as simple as possible by doing all the hard work and form-filling so you don’t have to. Just fill in our compensation claim form and one of our expert advisers will be in touch or you if you prefer you can talk directly to someone now by calling our 24hr Russell Worth solicitors helpline on 0800 028 2060, or request a call back – your claim will be dealt with immediately either way.



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If you are unsure whether you can claim compensation for a personal injury sustained in the armed forces, then call our personal injury claims team for free for no obligation advice on making a claim. They will ask you some simple questions about your condition, talk to you about what’s happened and can tell you if you have a viable claim for compensation or not.

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