Slip or Trip

Lewis received a phone call from his father who explained that he accidentally locked himself out of his house. He noted that a ground floor window was open and he believed his son would be able to gain access through it. Lewis called to his father’s house and realised that to access the window he […]

Hanna was leaving a hot food takeway when a floor mat slipped from under her feet causing her to lose her balance and fall. She landed on her side hurting her elbow. Hanna, in pain, complained to the employee behind the counter that the floor was wet under the mat. An independent witness who was

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 to trip. He fell forward onto his hands which he instinctively brought up to protect his head. Unfortunately, Patrick fractured

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 from the edge of the path to the grass area on the way to her back gate. In

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. She fell with such force that she fractured her elbow and injured other parts of the same arm. Thankfully, Alanna’s

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 bone. Although she sustained an injury, Angela was reluctant to claim following her accident and even quipped that her ego

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 attempt to catch herself. Whilst still lying on the ground, she noticed that her leg was wet from

Hazel was getting out of her car on the public roadway at her home when she tripped on the raised edge of a manhole cover and fell onto her outstretched hand. As a result of this trip, Hazel suffered a distal radial fracture of her right wrist which required a cast. Hazel was left with

We helped Carol and her son claim following a slip and fall in a Carrickfergus play park. Carol’s son was playing in a council-run park in Carrickfergus, climbing along a ramp. Unfortunately, the access ramp he was climbing along had previously been vandalised and the non-slip cover burnt off. Without the non-slip cover, the child

Carly was attending Kellys in Portrush with a group of friends and towards the end of the evening they were in the venue’s popular nightclub, Lush. She was descending a small flight of steps which led from the general bar area onto the dance floor. Her foot slipped on an excessively wet floor which caused