Case Studies

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Stephen was employed by Nortel Networks UK Ltd, which was then known as Standard Telephones & Cables in 1981. He worked in the open plan machine shop which housed a number of loud...

Ian was a metal worker by trade. During the course of his employment he worked for various companies during which time he came into contact with asbestos. In particular, he was in close contact...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...