Case Studies

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...

Stephen was cycling home from work in Armagh wearing his high-visibility work vest when a stationary car suddenly and unexpectedly pulled out across his path. The violent collision knocked...

Peter was cycling past a petrol station on a Belfast road when a motorist turned in to it, cutting across his path. Peter was struck by the car from the right hand side knocking him from his...

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...