Pages On: Spine & Back Injuries

Man forced to give up job following workplace act of violence

Posted: 1 May 2016

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A 52-year-old former nursing assistant, working for the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded more than £13,000 in compensation for injuries sustained at work that put an end to his career. Lincolnshire resident, Andrew Eurich from Stickney, had been working at the Ash Villa Care Home for seven years when he was forced to quit – a job that he had thoroughly enjoyed. Together with a colleague, Mr Eurich had been accompanying a patient in the child and adolescent mental health service unit, when the patient struck out forcefully, causing…

Fire fighter injured in speeding car accident

Posted: 12 April 2016

Posted in: Car Accidents, Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Whiplash Injuries

A 45-year-old fire fighter, who was injured in a car accident in Bristol, has received undisclosed compensation for the injuries he sustained. Nigel Morley, from Winterbourne in Bristol, was waiting to pick up a friend’s son from the railway station in Swan Lane, when a speeding Peugeot 106 rounded a bend on the wrong side of the road and crashed into his Citroen Dispatch. Mr Morley sustained whiplash to his back and neck, rendering him unable to walk properly for several weeks. He was signed off his work for four months and…

Delivery driver loses back injury claim

Posted: 24 August 2015

Posted in: Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A delivery driver who attempted to sue his employer following a fall has had his claim rejected. 43-year-old Adrian Punter had claimed £100,000 in damages against his former employer, Wincanton Group, after he slipped on chocolate sauce while making a delivery to a south London supermarket in 2010. He said that the fall left him in severe pain, to the extent that he would not be able to return to work. Mr Punter’s barrister, Mark Chatterton, said that there had perhaps been a spillage in the lorry before delivery. Judge…

BT worker injured by electrocution wins court case

Posted: 9 March 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

An ex-BT worker is due to receive a six-figure payout after suffering severe injuries from overhead power lines. 55-year-old Ian Andrew Milroy had been checking a fault on a carrier pole in 2009 when he came into contact with a high voltage power line, causing him to suffer a cardiac arrest, brain damage and severe burns. A senior judge at London’s High Court ruled that Mr Milroy had received “inadequate” training, which led to the accident. The accident happened on 26 August 2009 when Mr Milroy – who had been…

Injured veteran’s care costs to be reviewed

Posted: 11 February 2015

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

After Keith Clarke injured his spine from falling through a hatch on a Royal Navy submarine fifteen years ago, the policy of charging injured service veterans for post-injury care is to be reviewed by Norfolk County Council. 43-year-old Keith Clarke suffered the injury while fighting a fire on board the submarine. He was ordered to pay £100 a week from his service pension for care after a review of his case in September, which he refused. Norfolk’s director of adult social services, Harold Bodmer, said that he was going to examine…

Devon councils payout £2.5m to personal injury claimants

Posted: 2 October 2014

Posted in: Neck Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Personal Injury, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

Figures have revealed that two Devon councils have paid out around £2.5m to personal injury claimants in the last four years alone. The incidents included people tripping on pavements to people falling into a harbour. One of the councils, Plymouth City Council, paid out the majority at £2.1m, while Torbay Council paid out £400,000 to claimants. Both figures were disclosed following a Freedom of Information request. The highest payout made was by Plymouth Council in 2010: £105,000 to a claimant who suffered a severe back injury after tripping due to a “footway…

£2m paid-out by council to injured staff

Posted: 31 May 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Repetitive Strain Injury, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

Leicester City Council has paid out £2million in compensation to injured staff members over the last five years. Figures released by the council showed that a total of 151 claims had been settled with injured employees since 2006. This cost the council around £700,000, and a total of £1.23 million in legal fees. The council said that all of the individual claims were fully investigated before payouts were made to employees. Injuries that received compensation from the authority included injured backs caused by heavy lifting, repetitive strain injuries, injuries suffered from…

£2m in workers compensation to council staff

Posted: 22 April 2014

Posted in: Knee Injury, School Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

New figures have revealed that councils have paid out over £2 million in compensation to staff who have successfully claimed for workplace injuries. The cases included individuals claiming for slips, trips and falls, assaults, and many other workplace injuries. Two of the claimants were awarded compensation after suffering “psychological abuse”, while another school staff member received £200,000 in compensation after being assaulted in a special-needs school. The figures were released through a Freedom of Information request, revealing that more than 100 council workers were successful in gaining compensation since 2009. Norfolk County Council…

£7million paid out to police officers injured at work

Posted: 3 March 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents, Foot Injuries, Hand Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A survey has revealed that over the last three years, a total of £7.4 million has been paid out by 35 of the 44 police forces located across England and Wales. With the addition of legal costs and other factors, the bill would total at £18.7million. The survey found that Police forces are settling over 400 compensation cases a year, with claims ranging from driving injuries to insect bites. Compensation claims included: £2,040 to a civilian employee in Surrey who had a notice board fall on their foot£5,000 to another…

40% of sufferers do not claim for whiplash injuries

Posted: 10 February 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents, Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Whiplash Injuries

A recent report has revealed that around 40% of people who have suffered a whiplash injury do not claim compensation. With some believing that whiplash is not a valid personal injury to claim compensation for, experts stress the degree of its severity. According to a study by the NHS, it takes a whiplash sufferer around 32 days to recover, but around one in five are left with severe symptoms up to as long as a year after their accident.  Whiplash is a type of neck injury that is caused by a sudden…

Lower Back Injuries

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. Regardless of the specifics of the injury, it is important that you seek expert legal guidance as soon as possible. Lower Back Injury Compensation Back injuries can also be…

Building contractor prosecuted after worker loses leg

Posted: 9 April 2013

Posted in: Leg Injuries, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A director of a Wimborne building firm has been fined after a self-employed worker was seriously injured when working on an extension at a local cottage. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the property was on a sloping site and needed excavating below the level of the shallow cottage foundation in order to construct the foundations for the extension. Mr O’Connor, 42, was in the process of lowering the ground level when the gable wall collapsed, knocking him to the ground. At the same time,…