Case Studies

Working as a demolition labourer on a construction site Dan and 3 work colleagues were asked by the site foreman to lift a large slab of concrete that weighed approximately 80 kg. They had to lift the concrete from the floor and carry it to the middle of...

Rosemary was pulling a metal cage of stock onto the shop floor, she went through the double doors but after she pulled the cage around the corner she tripped over some cartons of milk that a work colleague had left in the middle of the aisle. Rosemary fell...

Gordon went to a refuse tip to dump waste for recycling.  After he had put it into the skip he turned to walk away but his feet became entangled in nylon strimmer wire that had been left on the ground. He tripped and lost his balance and fell to the...

David was inserting screws into some ironwork which had been placed on a table in front of him. The table collapsed with the ironwork on it and fell onto his foot causing him a serious ankle injury....

Gordon was an experienced charge hand/manual worker with many years experience working with pneumatic drills and other similar tools. After long periods of continuous work with these tools Gordon began to suffer tingling sensations in his hands and was...

Nicola was a passenger in a car being driven by her husband. They saw a vehicle coming around a bend in the road from the opposite direction and that the driver of the oncoming vehicle had encroached onto their side of the road and was making little or no...

Sofia was employed as a cleaner and her regular duties included cleaning the mixing tanks which are about 8 or 9 ft off the ground. To reach the tanks Sofia climbed a ladder which was fixed to the tank but not fixed to the ground. As Sofia went back down...

As he was crossing the road at lights which were on red to traffic, Frank was hit by a car and his leg was broken....

Mark aged 28 years was a self-employed car cleaner and working in the car park when a reversed into him injuring his back. He recovered compensation of £1750....

Jim was a passenger in a works van travelling northbound on the M6. On the road there were flashing matrix signs warning that the slow and middle lanes were closing down directly ahead. Jim’s driver slowed down before eventually stopping in a line of...