Tom had an accident at work when he was employed as a support worker in a children’s home in County Down. Two of the children in the home had a history of violence and assaulting staff members but they were allowed to remain there. On a particular occasion, the two children were attempting to attack […]
Tom’s accident at work claim settles for £35,000 (County Down) Read More »
Jason was working for one of the largest ferry operators in Northern Ireland when he was involved in a work accident. The accident occurred when he was driving a lorry, towing a trailer filled with a hanging load. Because the load was unsteady, the vehicle Jason was driving toppled over onto the road. The accident
Jason’s work accident settles for £15,000 (Downpatrick) Read More »
Stuart was working as a stock assistant in a supermarket in Carrickfergus. He was pulling a two-sided cage from the main freezer through a doorway when a box of frozen chips fell from the top of the pile, landing on and injuring his left hand. He reported the incident to his night shift and line
Stuart’s Accident at Work Settles for £15,000 (Carrickfergus) Read More »
Phillip was employed as a maintenance person by a healthcare group. He was applying a coat of wood stain on trellises which were located on an uneven surface. Phillip was on the third step of a small ladder when the steps wobbled quite significantly. He fell and hit his left elbow off one of the
Phillip’s accident at work settles for £32,000 (Belfast) Read More »
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 weighed over 100kg. The other employee dropped the door, causing it to fall on Tom’s finger, crushing and slicing
Tom’s accident at work settles for £31,000 (Lisburn) Read More »
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 tree branches when one of the branches crumbed causing him to lose his balance. He fell forwards and landed heavily on his left ankle. The injury
Peter’s work accident claim settles for £50,000 (Lisburn) Read More »
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 floor where he felt extreme pain in his wrist upon landing. Jonathan was quickly taken to hospital by his
Jonathan’s accident at work settles for £50,000 (Belfast) Read More »
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 was tapping a pin into a mechanism with a rubber hammer when he lost his footing and fell down the
David’s accident at work settles for £25,000 (Larne) Read More »
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 pallet in question contained televisions and whilst removing one, several others began to topple from the pallet.
Simon’s work accident claim settles for £7,250 (Ballyclare) Read More »
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 landed on a box cutting tool and suffered a deep cut on his arm which severed tendons and the main
Scott’s work accident claim settles for £30,000 (Belfast) Read More »
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