Gordon was employed as an aircraft fitter for Shorts from the early 1990s. For a period of about 19 years he constantly used tools that vibrated during use. He began to experience problems with his hands in the form of swelling...

Eileen was out for a meal at a restaurant in Newtownabbey with her partner. She left her table for a moment and upon her return she slipped and fell onto her hand which she outstretched in an attempt to catch herself. Whilst still lying on the...

Kevin was the front seat passenger in a work vehicle whilst at work for a recycling company. His vehicle had stopped at the side of the road to deal with a query from a customer. Unfortunately, the driver of the...

Robert was a maintenance painter employed by Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE). He worked at both Power Station East and Power Station West during his twenty years of employment with the company, which he retired from in the...

Sarah was in her car waiting to emerge at a junction onto a main road when another car crashed into the back of her. The impact caused injury to her neck and upper back whilst also aggravating pre-existing lower back pain.  

Gary was working for a sub-contactor in a power station.  He was resting on a stairwell outside of his work area when an employee of another sub-contractor accidentally dropped a scaffold pole from above him.  Unfortunately...

Aimee purchased a hairdryer from a well known highstreet chemist whilst on a shopping trip to Belfast city centre. Soon after the purchase she was using it to dry her hair when the nozzle detached itself and fell down the back of...

Sarah was fetching meal ingredients whilst at work for the catering company that employed her. At this time, a colleague was placing trays into a trolley which caused it to move slightly, activating the sensor to the door of a nearby...

Ronald was employed by the George Cohen Group between 1962 and 1985. The company were demolishing constractors and scrap dealers who originally had premises on Sydenham Road, Belfast.

Ronald’s job involved knocking down and...

Brenda worked as a volunteer in a shop. After finishing work, she came out from behind the counter to lock up for the day. As she made her way out from behind the shop counter, she tripped over a chest which had been positioned at the end of...

Craig was working on a building site where he was carrying a 5m skirting board. Whilst he was carrying the skirting board, Craig stood on a manhole cover which had not been fitted properly.

The manhole cover...

Shauna was driving through Ballymena when she slowed down whilst approaching traffic. Unfortunately, the van behind her did not slow down and crashed into the rear of her car. Moments before the Road Traffic Accident, Shauna looked into her...

Andrew was at work where he was tasked with throwing weighty 25kg boxes onto quite a high shelf. To do this, he stood on a plastic stool to help him leverage the heavy boxes to the height required. Unfortunately, a leg of the stool gave way and...

Jack was employed as a machine operator that worked on a metal die casting machine in Carrickfergus. He worked long hours that were target driven and demanding. Whilst at work at his machine, a new colleague asked for some assistance when his...

Doreen was having a meal in a restaurant at Belfast’s Victoria Square Shopping Complex. As she was walking within the restaurant both feet slipped from underneath her causing her to fall. She instinctively tried to save herself and landed...