Case Studies

Hanna was leaving a hot food takeway when a floor mat slipped from under her feet causing her to lose her balance and fall. She landed on her side hurting her elbow. Hanna, in pain, complained...

William was a self-employed general labourer working for a sub-contractor on a Carrickfergus building site. A week or so after starting on the site some dumper trucks were delivered. The...

Sarah was fetching meal ingredients whilst at work for the catering company that employed her. As she did so, a colleague was placing trays into a trolley which caused it to move...

Gerald was driving his car in Newtownabbey with his wife and three young children as passengers. A car travelling in the opposite direction suddenly veered into his path causing a violent...

Ronnie was employed as a mill operative when he had an accident. He was standing on a steel platform emptying bags of feed through grills in the floor. Unfortunately, the safety rails at the...

Caroline was working as a carer in Ballyclare and was sent to sit with a male patient in their home. Upon arrival she noticed that the patient was significantly taller and heavier than she is....

Brian was working as a heavy goods vehicle driver (HGV) when the company he worked for introduced new battery forklifts. Brian was provided with little or no training in the use of the new piece...

Michael worked as a chef in Belfast when he was injured in the kitchen. Whilst he was making soup he used a large hand blender to combine ingredients when he was electrocuted. The electrical...

Cormac was working in a bank when he slipped on spilt tea or coffee on a flight of stairs he was walking down at the time. As he fell the 4 or 5 steps to the bottom he instinctively grabbed onto...

Karen was working at an Asda store when she was pulling an empty wheeled 6ft high cage designed to assist in the restocking of shelves. She pulled the cage down a ramp to go outside however one...

Paul was cycling to work in Carrickfergus at around 6am when a car pulled out from a side road and crashed into him. The collision threw him from his bicycle and knocked him unconscious. As a...

Trevor was employed as a maintenance fitter with an animal feed production company. Whilst at work he was tasked with a colleague to carry out repairs to a silo bin. He was using an angle...

Dean was stationary at traffic lights in Belfast in his work car when a van crashed into his rear.  The driver of the van attempted to break, significantly lessening the level of impact by...

Michael was walking to work in Antrim during the early morning and whilst he crossed a road a car pulled into the street he was on to conduct a U-turn. The car hit Michael, sending him face...

Darren was riding his scooter through Newtownards when a car pulled recklessly out from a side road. Darren had no time to react as the car crashed into him, throwing him off the scooter and...