Archive for the ‘Work Equipment Injury’ Category

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Accident Work Compensation – £6500 – Foot Injury

25/11/2009

Workplace accident claim injury example:

Accident at work claim, worker injured due to a pallet falling onto his foot when he was loading them onto the back of a trailer. A compensation claim by the accident solicitors who acted on behalf of an employee obtained £6500. Injuries sustained foot injury.

The accident at work claim was made when the worker was loading heavy pallets onto the back of trailer using an electric pallet truck. One of the pallets fell onto the injured worker’s foot causing a fracture. Other work colleagues took him to hospital where he the foot injury was X-Rayed.

He was advised that he had fractured his foot and this was placed in plaster for a period for 1 month.  The doctor told the injured worker that he will need to rest as much as possible for him to recover. The doctor prescribed him with strong pain killers to help reduce pain.

The injured worker still experienced sharp pain 9 months following the accident. The injured worker stayed off work for 1 months and when he returned to work he was put on light duties, he did not return to his pre-accident level of work until months following the accident at work.

Accident at work solicitors obtained compensation for £6500 for the work related accident. The worker also received compensation for expenses and loss of earnings.

The accident at work solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The worker received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs

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Accident Work Compensation – £5000 – Whiplash To Neck

23/11/2009

Accident at work compensation claim example:

Accident at work compensation claim, worker injured due to a crash whilst driving the company’s work truck.  A compensation claim by the accident solicitors who acted on behalf of an employee obtained £5000. Injuries sustained severe whiplash to the neck.

The Accident at work compensation claim was made when the worker slammed on his breaks due to another work colleague walking on to the road whilst the worker was reversing the work truck. The injured worker then suffered severe whiplash to the neck.

The injured worker sustained pain to his neck the following morning.  He attended hospital and was diagnosed with a whiplahs injury.

The injured worker continued to have pain in his neck and took pain killers to reduce the pain.  He stayed off work for 2 weeks and made a full recovery within 24 months.

Accident at work solicitors obtained compensation for £5000 for the work related accident. The worker also received compensation for expenses and loss of earnings.

The accident at work solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The worker received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs.

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Accident Work Compensation – £7,500 – Torn Ligament in Knee

20/11/2009

Accident at work compensation claim example:

Accident in the workplace, worker injured due to an exploding tyre from a recycling lorry as he walked behind it.  A compensation claim by the accident solicitors who acted on behalf of an employee obtained £7500 injuries sustained a torn ligament in his right knee.

Accident in the workplace claim was made when a worker sustained torn ligaments in his right knee during the course of his employment. The worker was working as a recycling collecter as he was hit by an exploding wheel from a recycling lorry as he walked behind it.

The injured worker was taken straight to accident and emergency hospital as he was in severe pain. Test results shown that the injured worker a a torn ligament in his right knee.

The consultant advised him to stay off work and rest his knee as much as possible. The injured worker was unable to go back into work until 3 months after the accident. He underwent intensive physiotherapy during this period.

However the injured worker continued to suffer from anterior knee pain so underwent an arthroscopy.  He was absent from work for a further 7 weeks. He fully recovered from the injury within 18 months from the date of the accident.

Accident at work solicitors obtained compensation for £7,500 for the work related accident. The worker also received compensation for expenses and loss of earnings.

The accident at work solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The worker received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs.

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Work Accident – £3500 – Fracture To Index Finger

11/11/2009

Workplace accident claim injury example:

Accident at work claim was made when a worker was using a hammer in the workplace in a dull lit room. A compensation claim by the accident solicitors who acted on behalf of an employee obtained  £3500 injuries sustained a fracture to one finger.

Accident at work claim was made when a worker was hammering pictures into the wall in a dull lit room. Whilst hammering he hit his finger. The worker had complained to his employer previously about the problem with the lighting but nothing was done prior to the accidnt.

Following attenance at accident and emergency hosital he was advised to rest as much as possible. He suffered from a fractured to his index finger. He returned to his pre-accident level of work 3-4 weeks sfter the accident.

Accident at work solicitors obtained compensation for £3500 for the work related accident injury. The worker also received compensation for expenses and loss of earnings.

The accident at work solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The worker received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs.

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Accident At Work – Neck & Shoulder Injury -£8,000

02/08/2009

Summary of Example Accident At Work Claim

-Work related injury, shoulder, neck and arm, weakness in grip strength, manual handling, lifting accident, Compensation £8,000 (injuries alone)

A male worker aged 52 sustained an accident at work due to lifting a heavy object.   As he griped the object, which was heavy and awkward to lift off the floor, he pulled his neck that in turn injured his shoulder eventually causing weakness in the workers grip strength.

Following the accident he was unable to undertake any heaving lifting at work above shoulder height.  For most of his life he undertook manual work and therefore it was probable that he may lose out on future employment.  The injury at work was permanent.

He took 9 weeks off work and retuned to light duties for a further 6 weeks.  The employer was accommodating and he was able to maintain his employment on the same salary.  However he was disadvantage should he lose his current job and an award of £4,000 was made this part of the accident at work claim.

The accident at work solicitors obtained £8,000 for the workers injuries and £3000 for medical treatment, loss of earnings and expenses.  In addition £4,000 for possible future employment losses.

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