Slip at work leads to total hip replacement, £18,000 settlement

We have been acting for a client (aged 60) who worked as a sales assistant at a local bakery in Swindon.  During February 2015, in the course of her employment, she slipped on a piece of food which had been left on the floor, causing her to fall over and injure her right hip, which, in turn, caused [...]

1st February 2017|

Ground worker impaled by a reversing lorry £15,7000

Our client, a 27-year-old ground worker on a building site, was impaled on the machine he was operating when a lorry delivering goods on site reversed into him. Our client sustained a deep laceration to his left thigh, including a severed artery and ‘compartment syndrome’ – a serious build-up of pre [...]

28th February 2016|

Warehouse worker sustains whiplash injury £7,500

A warehouse worker in her 20’s sustained a whiplash injury to her back when another vehicle collided with the picker car she was driving. We were able to secure an early admission of liability from the company, before proceeding to settle the claim. Damages allowed for a 2-year recovery period, duri [...]

28th February 2016|

Fall on building site causes crushed vertebrae fracture £6,000

We have been acting for a client (aged 64) who works as a self-employed bricklayer. During August 2013, he was working on a construction site when some temporary floor boards collapsed underneath him, causing him to fall to the ground some 2½ metres, injuring his back. He attended hospital and was t [...]

28th February 2015|

Plasterer fractures wrist in fall on building site £50,000

We acted for a client (now aged 61) who was at work on a building site, plastering the top of a wall, when his foot got caught underneath a protruding radiator tail pipe which had not been cut or pinned back to the wall. As a result of catching his foot, our client fell to the floor, fracturing his [...]

28th February 2015|

Passenger suffers multiple injuries in car accident at work £45,000

We are acting for a client (now aged 35) who was involved in an unpleasant car accident at work. Briefly, in July 2012, he and some of his work colleagues were test driving a motor vehicle for their employer. He was a rear seat passenger wearing a seatbelt. Unfortunately, the car sped off the road, [...]

28th February 2015|

Soft tissue injuries to wrist and hip following fall at work £8,000

We represented a 30-year-old supermarket worker who slipped on egg white which had been spilt on the floor of her workplace. She sustained soft tissue injuries to her wrist and hip. As a result of the accident, she required physiotherapy and was unable to work overtime for some months. She also need [...]

28th February 2014|

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following assault at work £9,500

Our client, a 29-year-old care worker, was physically assaulted by a service user whilst at work. As a result of the assault, she developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and required Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She also had to seek alternative work, outside the care industry, whilst her initial [...]

28th February 2014|

Back injury at work causes disabling pain £70,000

We acted for a client (now aged 46) employed by a company in Ledbury, Glos as a printer. During January 2013, he was attempting to replace one of the sleeves on a printing press when it became jammed and, whilst attempting to remove it, he sustained a soft tissue injury to his lower back. He was lef [...]

25th February 2014|

Sash window severs tip of finger at work £10,360

Our Client (aged 33) was working as a contractor, painting in a school. A sash window he was painting shut on his fingers, severing a small section of the top of his right middle finger. As a result of his injury, he found it difficult to play his guitar and required silicone tips for use when doing [...]

25th February 2014|
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