I was nearly killed while working on a building site years ago due to a mistake by a colleague, i only got a bad bruise but i could easily have been killed if i had landed on my head, i fell from a height. i didnt even go home, just worked on. i hadnt broken anything and wasnt that sore. it wouldnt cross my mind to claim unless the people responsible treated me like dirt after it and i was genuinely hurt, which often happens.
i would only claim for medical expenses.
most people who are genuinely hurt through fault of others dont claim, the ones who claim are usually never even hurt, just some lazy low life who is only thinking about themselves. would love to see anyone who makes a fraudulent claim being locked up for a few years.
