Case Studies

Alanna was out in Carrickfergus with a close friend visiting various shops and eateries. Upon exiting one business premises her foot caught in a fold of a mat which caused her to trip and fall....

Gareth was working as a handy-man making some repairs to a roof space. One of his colleagues was physically in the roof space handling an angle grinder as Gareth stood on the floor below....

Angela was walking from her home when she tripped over a broken curb stone on her street. She fell to the ground with such a forceful impact that she fractured her humerus, the upper arm...

Liam was driving along the M3 motorway in Belfast when he suddenly became aware of the sound of sirens in front of him. The vehicle in front braked quickly as did Liam, but the vehicle behind...

Whilst at work, Caomhan and some colleagues were setting drums of chemicals on scales. These consisted of steel plates and a bund wall directly behind the scales, which is a low level wall...

Karl was working as a self-employed electrician who had a contract to work on the refurbishment of a large department store in Dublin. Whilst on the job, he had to work on some lights on the...

Ryan was employed as a ground maintenance man by a company in Ballymena. Part of his role involved using a quad bike to spray weeds on the grounds that he was responsible for. He had just filled...

Our client Lisa underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy at Kingsbridge Private Hospital in Belfast in 2013. After her procedure, Lisa was in a great deal of pain and discomfort and although she...

Margaret was employed by Nortel Networks Corp, formerly known as Standard Telephones & Cables. She worked there on and off again from the early 1980s to 2001 and carried out a variety of...

David was riding his motorcycle near Bangor when a car unexpectedly pulled out from a side road causing a collision that threw him from his bike. He was taken to the Ulster Hospital by an...

Martin was cycling through a roundabout when he was struck by a car which knocked him from his bike and to the ground. The sudden impact left the cyclist with bruises, cuts and an arm...

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...

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...

Graeme was working with an angle grinder when it unexpectedly kicked back. The tool used to cut through metal immediately cut through his clothing and caused a nasty laceration on his arm....

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....