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Wall collapse seriously injures two children

Posted: 15 February 2016

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

Two young children, a boy aged four and a girl aged seven, were badly injured when a 10 foot wall collapsed as they were walking to school with their mother during Storm Imogen.  It is thought that the children were walking a little ahead of their mother when the garden wall in Bretforton, near Evesham in Worcestershire, fell on top of them. The children were pulled from the rubble and air lifted to hospital where they were treated for injuries to their legs, backs and faces. Due repairs Speaking on…

Cash-strapped council pays out

Posted: 27 July 2014

Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

It has been found that over the last three years, an icy car park and an unsafe chair have cost Barrow Borough Council £16,000 in compensation.  The largest of these payouts went to an employee that suffered serious back injuries after sitting for prolonged amounts of time on a faulty office chair. He received £10,780 in compensation, (the council’s insurance policy covered £750 of the claim, breaching its £10,000 excess limit).  The second payout went to a worker who slipped and fell in an icy car park, costing the council…

School support worker claims for back injury

Posted: 16 July 2014

Posted in: School Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Following only thirteen days at her new job at Rastrick High School, support worker Helen Sloan made a claim of £50,000 for a back injury.  Her injury was caused as a result of pushing pupils around the school in wheelchairs, blaming inadequate training and a lack of risk assessment for her disabling injuries. Her position at the High School was to provide learning support for children with special needs. It was argued by Mrs Sloan’s barrister that the school failed to protect staff from the dangers of pushing wheelchairs on such…

£23,000 to teacher who slipped in puddle

Posted: 28 May 2014

Posted in: Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

A teacher has received £23,000 in compensation after slipping on a puddle of water in a school corridor.  The teacher suffered serious ligament damage in the accident, with injuries to their feet and ankle. The court ruled that the school was to blame for the accident, awarding the unnamed teacher with £23,000 in a taxpayer-funded settlement. The claim came to light following a Freedom of Information request to West Sussex County Council, which runs the school.  It was highlighted that the compensation package awarded to the teacher was higher than…

Injury claims cost Essex County Council £1m

Posted: 4 March 2014

Posted in: Arm Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, School Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

Essex County Council has paid out over £1m over the last three years to staff injured in Essex schools.  The largest payout, nearly a quarter of the total compensation paid to staff hurt in the city’s schools, went to a teacher who slipped on a ketchup packet.  The teacher was awarded with £230,000 in compensation.  Figures revealed that Essex County Council has paid out a total of £1.05m to 34 claimants between 2011 and 2013. This information was made available following a freedom of information request.  Most of the payouts…

Council worker compensated for burnt hand

Posted: 15 January 2014

Posted in: Hand Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

A council worker has received a £3,000 payout after severely burning their hand on a hot fish pie while serving lunch.  This was one of the numerous claims paid out by authorities in Greater Manchester to their own staff in the last year.  Other injuries included hurting themselves while setting up a trampoline, tripping while delivering leaflets, being assaulted by aggressive members of the public and many others; all of which won full compensation. The area’s ten local authorities have faced a huge number of claims from employees since the…

Cyclists appeal for safer roads

Posted: 7 January 2014

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Following the deaths of numerous cyclists on Britain’s roads in the last year, one man is calling for more to be done to protect cyclists from other road users.  Former engineer Graham Andrews (45), who is now in a wheelchair, suffered severe spinal injuries after colliding with a hit-and-run driver while cycling to the beach one Sunday evening.  Mr Andrews was thrown 8ft into the air by the motorist, and was found unconscious on a grass verge two hours later by two members of the public. The passers-by who found Mr…

Gardener falls 60ft down shaft

Posted: 14 October 2013

Posted in: Falls from Heights, Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Marvin Christie, a gardener from Banbury Street in Battersea, is lucky to have survived after he fell down a 60ft shaft while doing routine landscaping work.  The 23-year-old had been weeding some plants on a traffic island, with the assistance of his mother, when the metal grill on which he was standing gave way beneath him. The 60ft fall (which happened on the 24th of July) caused him to break his back, shatter his ankle and break many of the bones in his feet.  A personal injury claim is soon…

Soldier who fought with broken back to receive military award

Posted: 4 October 2013

Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Despite having broken his back, a soldier that continued to battle Afghan insurgents has been named on a list of military honours.  24-year-old Ccl Josh Griffiths, from the Mercian Regiment, has been recommended for the award by his commanding officers for performing beyond his call of duty.  He is one of the 117 servicemen and women that have been recommended for an award for their bravery and dedication. Ccp Griffiths, from Merseyside, had been eating dinner at his base in Nad Ali, when a suicidal bomber drove a truck into…

Health Minister pledges better care for chronic pain sufferers

Posted: 29 May 2013

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

Health Secretary, Alex Neil, has initiated an improved care system for people suffering from chronic pain.  Currently, sufferers have to travel great distances in order to get the help they need, as Scotland, up until now, has been unable to provide this much needed care. Chronic pain affects an estimated 700,000 Scots, around 70,000 of which, are children.  Its affects can stem from many other problems – such as arthritis, back problems, MS, and even cancer.  These current sufferers are forced to travel around 400 miles to a centre in…

Lower Back Injury Claims

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

If you have suffered from a lower back injury as a result of an accident, whether in the car or due to a slip or fall, you will be in a lot of pain and your mobility may also have been affected. Back injuries can range tremendously in seriousness, from soreness over a few weeks to permanent disability or even paralysis. Compensation for Lower Back Injuries Back injuries can also be caused in the workplace, due to lifting and carrying without the correct precautions being taken, or even by faulty…

Food company fined for failing to protect workers

Posted: 30 November 2012

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Falls from Heights, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

A global ingredients company has been fined for safety failings after two workers were seriously injured in separate incidents a year apart at its UK manufacturing base near Hitchin. In the first incident, in July 2009, a maintenance engineer fell more than two metres while attempting to clean flour product from inside an elevated conveyor. He stood on the frame of a nearby machine to remove upper guarding on the conveyor but slipped, fracturing his right shoulder blade and a vertebra in his spine when he hit the floor below.…

Back Injury Compensation Claims

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

Back injuries encompass a wide spectrum of types of injury from the most severe such as paralysis, to minor injuries like strains and sprains. Injuries to the back can be among the most debilitating of all injuries and can be very hard to treat. These injuries are commonly associated with lengthy periods of rest and recovery. As such, you may also be able to make a claim for lost earnings. Back Injury Compensation Amounts & Causes Back injuries can result from slips, trips and falls, workplace accidents, or car accidents.…

Claim Compensation for Neck Injuries

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

If you have suffered a neck injury in an accident that was not your fault then you could make a claim for compensation. The neck is a fragile part of the human body and therefore it can suffer injuries from a number of everyday situations from slips and trips, accidents at work and probably more commonly whiplash or other neck injuries following a car crash. An injury to the neck can be serious because it plays a vital role to the body. Not only does it support the head but…