A man is said to be seeking personal injury compensation from a Cornwall hotel, after he injured his knee when their lift fell 100ft.
Stephen Dinsdale from Surrey was on a stag weekend and staying at the Hotel Victoria in Newquay back in 2010.
The group of 6 friends were in a lift which allows guests to access a small cove below the cliff when it became stuck. They were told it would be manually lowered, but it actually fell 100ft to the ground. Read More »
Former TV presenter and now wildlife park owner, Anna Ryder Richardson is set to stand trial with her husband over a breach of health and safety regulations at their park.
A three year old boy was visiting Manor House Wildlife Park in Tenby when a heavy branch fell on him due to strong winds. He was rushed to hospital where he spent three days in intensive care fighting for his life.
The boy’s mother was also involved in the accident and suffered a head injury and fractured her leg, arm and pelvis. Read More »
A Swindon based company have been fined £5000 after an apprentice electrician broke his back by falling through a ceiling.
Richard O’Conner was working on a job at a youth centre back in 2010, performing electrical installation work in the roof. When he lost his footing on the narrow wooden walkway, he fell through the plaster board ceiling and fell around 18ft, despite catching hold of a timber joist that also gave way.
Richard fractured three of his vertebrae and received numerous cuts and bruises, leading to him needing two months off from work. Read More »
According to various online articles, Australian shoppers are said to be claiming around $100 million Australian Dollars in personal injury compensation claims for trips and slips in supermarkets per year.
Some of the biggest problems facing the Aussie shoppers are broken trolleys, rice grains and grapes causing slips.
As well as grapes, which have been mentioned in our accident news before, accidents in supermarkets are also being caused by peas, beans, milk and even lettuce leaves.
Supermarkets are trying to combat the rising claims by installing signs, using anti slip mats and even storing problem foods. Read More »
An accident involving a worker’s foot being run over by a 6 tonne dumper truck has lead to a construction company based in Northamptonshire to be fined.
Ross Smith, a 23 year old self employed ground worker was working on a road, filling the roadway with stone before surfacing. A front loaded truck approached the area Mr Smith and a colleague were working, so they moved the machinery away. The truck was said to be avoiding other obstacles and ended up driving over Mr Smith’s foot.
Ross was left with four broken bones in his right foot as a result of the accident at work. Read More »
A Huddersfield woman who was badly injured in a car accident in Poland is said to be seeking personal injury compensation of over £300,000.
Katarzyna Cieslar was a passenger in a Fiat Punto which drove into the path of a BMW at a set of crossroads back in February 2010.
Legal documents state that Ms Cieslar suffered brain damage, broken bones in her back, legs and neck and a damaged pelvis. Read More »
