Work Accident

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. Unfortunately, the wound left significant scarring. I contacted Paschal O’Hare Solicitors having dealt with them previously – Graeme Graeme contacted Catherine Logue of Paschal O’Hare […]

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 scaffold pole from above him.  Unfortunately Gary could not move in time and was struck on the neck by the scaffold pole. As a consequence of this

Sarah was fetching meal ingredients whilst at work for the catering company that employed her. At this time, a colleague was placing trays into a trolley which caused it to move slightly, activating the sensor to the door of a nearby chill room. As the door opened, it struck Sarah’s foot. The door injured two of Sarah’s

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 a chest which had been positioned at the end of the counter. She threw out her left

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 been fitted properly. The manhole cover pivoted and flipped under Craig’s weight. The edge of the cover crashed into his shin, giving him a deep laceration where it came in contact with his

A young woman, Rachel, was employed in a temporary Christmas role by Thorntons Plc, the popular chocolate retailer. Rachel was working in a Belfast city centre store in an attempt to save money for the upcoming festive season when she was asked by her employer to walk to their store room which is located on

Richard was on industrial work placement in Newtownabbey where he was employed as a sheet metal worker. Whilst working, he was instructed by a superior employee to move 3 lengths of metal. The industrial term for this shape of metal is “load lock” and they were approximately 5ft long, 10cm wide and 2mm thick. As

Mark was employed as a bartender in a bar in Carrickfergus. He was cleaning a metal utility bench when he cut the side of his hand on a raised and sharp piece of metal. The metal sheet in question had been placed on top of the work bench to cover a hole. It was raised,

Christopher was employed as a contracts manager. He was working on a building site in Dunmurray which was on its way to becoming  nursing home and a church. Christopher had been working on the site for months. He was asked to dig a trench around the edge of the building to facilitate an outer skin

Hannah was employed as a house keeper in a hospital. She was walking from the kitchen and was proceeding through a fire door when the fire door closed quickly and struck her. Hannah instinctively put her hand out to steady herself and got her left hand jarred on the frame of the door. As a