Work Accident

Tom was employed by an energy company to do repairs on the premises of their property. On the date of the accident, Tom was asked to assist another employee with moving a heavy steel door that...

Peter was involved in a serious workplace injury when he was employed as a tree surgeon. He was standing on a fully extended ladder using a chainsaw to cut...

Jonathan was working as an electrician in a Belfast library alongside a colleague. He was up a ladder in order to repair a wall light when the ladder collapsed from under him. He fell to the...

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....

David was employed as a factory worker in Larne when he was involved in an accident at work. His role involved installing engines into vehicles and he carried this out on a raised platform. He...

Simon was employed as a delivery driver when he was loading pallets onto his vehicle. One pallet was so large he broke the shrink wrap to remove some of the items in order for it to fit. The...

Scott was working for a packaging manufacturing company and was asked to move a table across the work space. Whilst doing this, he tripped and fell over a pallet that was blocking a walkway. He...

Mary was admitted to hospital for an operation to remove one of her ovaries. After the keyhole surgery she was in severe pain and asked nurses for pain relief. However the nursing staff advised...

Richard was employed as a subcontractor and was carrying out joinery work in a Belfast factory. As he was walking through the factory floor he slipped on a clear fluid that was on the ground....

Paul was employed as a technician and was out on a job in a park in Bangor. He was picking up equipment from his vehicle’s trailer when a colleague driving a car struck him, causing him to...

Adam was working as a neighbourhood officer for a housing organisation and he was tasked with attending an apartment complex following a complaint from a resident. After completing his...

Andrew was employed as a HGV driver by a well-known local maintenance company. Whilst at work, he was asked to remove a machine from the back of a low loader flatbed lorry. He applied the hand...

Michael was employed as a plumber and was in the process of loading his van in Belfast before departing to a work site in England. Whilst doing this, he was loading a bundle of stainless steel...

Caoimhe was grocery shopping in a well-known supermarket when she tripped over some products which had been left on the floor in the middle of the aisle. As she fell, she extended her hand to...

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...