Pages On: Finger Injuries
Finger injuries are usually not too severe or life-threatening, but the fallout from a finger injury, whichever finger it may be, can affect many of the day-to-day things we take for granted. If you have lost a finger, or they have been rendered unusable, it may affect your ability to work. The compensation for each different finger injury will take into account how it has affected your life, not just how bad the injury itself is. If you have suffered a finger injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may be entitled to personal injury compensation.
Dog owner jailed over attacks
Posted: 17 June 2014
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Arm Injury, Finger Injuries
The owner of three Pitbull terriers has been jailed after he stood by and watched his dogs savage a woman in Harehills Park, Leeds. Jane Chippendale had been walking her dog Maxy, a Lhasa-apso, when the attack happened. She picked her dog up to protect him from the three Pitbulls, but they dragged her to the ground and attacked her. The dogs returned to their owner when two men in the park fought them off by kicking and punching them. Ms Chippendale said that she has been scarred, both physically and psychologically,…
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Teacher wins £100,000 for injuries suffered breaking-up fight
Posted: 7 April 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury, Finger Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries
A Birmingham teacher has been awarded over £100,000 in compensation after suffering injuries from breaking-up a playground fight. Figures released under a Freedom of Information Act request found that a total of £1m had been paid-out by the council to school-related claims over the last five years. The teacher, who remains unidentified, received a total of £113,905 for the injuries he suffered putting an end to a playground fight earlier in the school year. The Freedom of Information Act request found that many of the compensation packages paid-out by the…
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Police have claimed £85million in compensation
Posted: 16 March 2014
Posted in: Finger Injuries, Hip Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
Following a Freedom of Information request made by The Sun newspaper, figures have revealed that police officers have claimed £85million in compensation for injuries at work. Accidents ranged from falling in potholes to insect bites, with one individual alone receiving £130,000 for falling and breaking his hip in a store room while on duty. The figure is a total of all personal injury claims made between 2008 and 2013. Critics have highlighted that some claims should not have been accepted, with Jonathan Isaby from The Taxpayer’s Alliance saying: “In some…
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Birmingham council pays out £190,000 to school children
Posted: 2 March 2014
Posted in: Finger Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
A recent report has found that Birmingham City Council has paid out around £190,000 in injury compensation to school children. There has been increased concern regarding the safety of school classrooms and equipment, with health and safety experts Employment Law Advisory Service (ELAS) finding that many of the incidents have occurred as a result of this. Compensation claims included: £12,000 payout to a boy hit by a golf club £10,100 payout to a child that got fingers trapped in a door £2,010 payout to a child injured by acid during…
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