Personal Injury News Archive
17.05.2012.
Severe hip injury could lead to compensation claim
Alister McNeilly's right hip ball joint was severed from his thigh bone when he fell a distance of around five metres from the edge of a flat roof of a home in Stathdon, Aberdeenshire, while he was fixing a leak on the surface in November 2010.
17.05.2012.
Roofer to seek compensation for broken bones?
Stephen Cartwright sustained fractures in his right leg as well as a dislocated knee when he fell a distance of around three metres from scaffolding while working on a residential property in Trafford in May last year.
16.05.2012.
Men to launch compensation claim after explosion?
The unnamed men were hurt in a flash fire when vapours from a flammable cleaning fluid ignited in a print room at premises owned by Delta Display in Walthamstow in May last year.
16.05.2012.
Report: Stress causing more long-term absences
That is if the findings of new research conducted by manufacturers' organisation EEF are anything to go by, as this has found that almost 40 per cent of firms have experienced a rise in long-term staff absences due to mental health issues this year.
15.05.2012.
Cleaner awarded £12k compensation
According to the Mansfield Chad, Arkadiusz Chmiel took legal action against Timbet Door Solutions on the basis that he sustained a serious knee injury when he slipped at a factory owned by the company in Mansfield.
15.05.2012.
Severed finger may lead to damages
During this incident at premises owned by Stoke-on-Trent-based firm Scott Timber in January last year, an anonymous 42-year-old professional severed his finger while operating a circular saw.
15.05.2012.
Burns to result in compensation claim?
The unnamed 29-year-old was hurt when he cut off the top of an unused propane gas tank at the home of boss in September 2011 and subsequently had to take three weeks off from his job.
14.05.2012.
Bus accident to result in compensation claim
According to the Watford Observer, Caroline Bloomer was badly hurt last month when the driver of a number 142 bus she was using to return home in Abbotts Langley from the capital pulled away from a stop too quickly.
14.05.2012.
Serious knee injury may lead to compensation claim
Shelagh Allen slipped over in the clinic room of a ward at the private Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital in May 2011 and subsequently required surgery on her right kneecap due to the extent of the damage caused.
11.05.2012.
Building site accident could lead to compensation claim
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11.05.2012.
Egg packer to seek damages for broken bones?
The unnamed 43-year-old suffered two fractures in her left ankle and right heel when she fell through the floor of a poultry barn owned by Staveley's Eggs in Stoke-on-Tern, Shropshire, in July last year.
10.05.2012.
Teachers 'are not under excessive stress'
That is the opinion of Sir Michael Wilshaw, head of Ofsted, who has dismissed claims from professionals in the education sector that they are under excessive levels of pressure as cuts in the sector continue to bite.
09.05.2012.
Firms 'must protect workers against RSIs'
That is according to new research published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives (SCHWL), which calls on companies to look after their ageing employees better.
08.05.2012.
Grave digger awarded £65k compensation
According to data obtained by the Sunday Mercury under a freedom of information request, Birmingham City Council granted this sum to the man after he fell into a burial plot he was preparing.
08.05.2012.
Back injury may lead to compensation
The anonymous 50-year-old man sustained muscular injuries and a fractured rib when he was hit by a metal working platform at a factory owned by EDV Reinforcements in Preston in January 2011.
08.05.2012.
Hand injury to lead to compensation claim?
The unnamed 27-year-old lost three fingers on his left hand when it came into contact with a rotating saw while he worked at premises owned by Bolton-based pallet firm Frank Hill in December 2010.
04.05.2012.
Farm worker to seek damages after accident?
The unnamed 42-year-old lost his right eye, sustained damage to his liver and stomach and broke his jaw when the quad bike he was riding at Lodge Hill Farm in Derbyshire in June 2010 overturned.
03.05.2012.
Bricklayer to pursue compensation after accident?
The unnamed 48-year-old man sustained several fractured ribs, severe bruising to his legs and face and a serious puncture wound in his back when he was crushed on a conveyor belt while working for Wienerberger in Hartlebury in October 2009.
