Personal Injury News Archive

30.07.2010.

Pensioner plans compensation claim after accident

According to the Edinburgh Evening News, Ms Nancy Smith was making her way from her home when a big council-owned vehicle reversed into her. The incident left her scooter in tatters and also a leg injury after her motorised vehicle hit the limb.

30.07.2010.

Woman seeks compensation following dental trauma

Karen Addy - who is being represented by Russell, Jones and Walker in this case - purchased the food from the branch of Boots at Leeds train station in November 2006 and sustained broken bones in her mouth as the stone in the sandwich damaged some of her teeth, the Yorkshire Evening Post has reported.

30.07.2010.

Workplace accident leads to £13,000 fine

Alan Hind, a 28-year-old man from Scotland, was helping to destroy an industrial building at a site in the town in northern England when the roof of the structure collapsed.

30.07.2010.

Construction firm hit with fine for endangering workers

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspected a site owned by Gee Construction in South Wales last year and found it to be unfit for purpose with dangerous problems ranging from unguarded lift shafts to inadequate edge protection.

27.07.2010.

New hope for spinal injury sufferers?

Researchers from Japan have devised a way of using stem cell technology to repair damaged spinal cords in mice.

27.07.2010.

Big Brother contestant 'could make personal injury claim'

Keeley Johnson was performing a task with some fellow housemates that involved climbing out of a giant bathtub when she fell and sustained the broken bone.

26.07.2010.

Worker may seek further damages after amputation

Mr Alan Seviour's foot was crushed during an incident at his workplace - John Wainwright & Co - in 2008 when the employee, who worked as a driver, was helping out with some relief road work.

23.07.2010.

Cyclist may sue after rush-hour collision

The 19-year-old suffered cuts and bruises after he was hit at a roundabout on Eanam in Blackburn, the Lancashire Telegraph reports.

23.07.2010.

Company fined over robot-related employment accident

Dura Automotive Body and Glass Systems UK has been punished with a £30,000 fee and ordered to pay £20,000 costs after a worker was hit by a manufacturing robot.

22.07.2010.

Woman may sue over amputation

The individual, who does not wish to be named, was helping a colleague remove aluminium foil from a 130-tonne power press that had become jammed when the incident occurred.

21.07.2010.

Man may sue over hand amputation

In June last year, the employee - who has not been named - was performing his role at Conder Solutions when a rotating metal shaft on a metalworking lathe he was using caused him the damage.

21.07.2010.

Broken bones may lead to compensation claim

Allan Miller was performing his role as a contractor when the incident occurred at the curing department of tyre manufacturer Pirelli in Dalston Road, Carlisle.

20.07.2010.

Postman to receive compensation over accident at work

Colin Hatch was delivering mail to the home of Pauline Little when he fell, the Daily Mail reports.

20.07.2010.

Man injured in road traffic accident secures compensation

Anthony Bennett was a passenger in a car being driven by one of his friends when it crashed into a boulder on the side of the A390 by the market town of Liskeard, which is located near Plymouth, the Cornish Guardian reports.

20.07.2010.

Compensation may be sought over accident at work

In August 2008, the individual - who has not been named - fell from scaffolding planks and experienced a number of broken bones as a result.

19.07.2010.

Pensioners may sue over soft tissue injuries

Over recent weeks, there have been a series of incidents in which older people have fallen over in such devices in Musselburgh, which is located on the east coast of Scotland on the banks of the Firth of Forth, the Deadline Press & Picture Agency reports.