Case Studies

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...

Daniel was driving through Belfast during a busy period on the roads. Whilst stationary in traffic another car crashed into the rear of his vehicle, causing around £900 in damage to his rear...

John worked as a warehouse deliveryman and part of his job was loading 40ft trailers. Whilst performing this particular duty he was inside the trailer and part of the load moved. The trailer...

Patrick was walking through the car park of a well-known Belfast shopping complex when he stepped off the footpath onto the road. His foot landing in a deep hole in the road surface causing him...

Thirteen year old Janine was playing in a car park in a housing development that was supposed to be protected by an electric entrance gate. However, the gate had come off its runners and was...

Andrew was working as a maintenance engineer in Lisburn when he was tasked to make repairs to a large malfunctioning piece of equipment. This required him to climb up a ladder to reach a...

Craig was employed at Harland & Wolff from 1959 until 1969 at the housing department but also worked on the ships that were being built in the dock. Whilst working in this capacity he was...

Niall was employed as a maintenance man in a nursing home near Carrickfergus. Part of his duties there included putting out a number of commercial waste bins for collections. Due to the size of...

Sara was walking along a country road without a pavement in Ardglass, Downpatrick, with her partner. They were proceeding along the left of the road in single file when a car coming from behind...

Rebecca, a wheelchair and rollator frame user, was a tenant in a social housing property where she had lived for 5 years. To the rear of the property there was a large drop of about 10 inches...

Harry was crossing a road in Newtownards at night when a car pulled out of a side street on the wrong side of the road. He heard the revving of the car’s engine and managed to jump onto the...