Pages On: Hip Injuries
Hip injuries are not just problems for the elderly, damage to our hips can be caused by a myriad of accidents that can leave us immobile for a long time. A hip injury can lead to several other issues for a person, and restrict their ability to live and work. In the worst cases, a hip injury can leave someone wheelchair bound, but even minor ones can leave someone with little-to-no movement for a while. If you’ve suffered a hip injury, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim personal injury compensation.
Worker wins compensation following accident at work
Posted: 12 April 2016
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A 55-year-old retail assistant has received £5,000 in compensation after taking a fall at her place of work. Angela Hurcomb, from Hereford, fell down a spiral staircase at Past Times in her home town, and seriously injured her back. She had been an employee at the business for seven years, and it had recently relocated to the listed building where the accident occurred. Mrs Hurcomb was unable to return to her place of work for two months following the injury, and continues to experience considerable pain and discomfort despite extensive physiotherapy and treatments…
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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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Foundry in court after worker suffers multiple injuries
Posted: 9 April 2013
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Foot Injuries, Hip Injuries, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A Derbyshire foundry has been fined after an employee suffered multiple injuries when he was hit by a steel bar weighing 1.6 tonnes. The 61-year-old from Dronfield was working at the foundry when the nine-metre long bar, and the steel barrow it was travelling on, fell as it was being pushed from one part of the site to another by a tow truck. He broke both legs and his pelvis, crushed his right foot and also damaged his left knee in the incident. He had to have three operations and…
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Construction companies fined over worker's six-metre fall
Posted: 18 December 2012
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Falls from Heights, Hand Injuries, Hip Injuries, Workplace Injuries
Two construction companies have been fined for serious safety failings after a Coventry worker suffered life-changing injuries when he plummeted more than six metres through a badly-covered hole in a floor. Contract worker Ian Howells punctured his lung, broke every rib on the left-hand side of his body, shattered all the bones in his left hand and fractured his pelvis in three places. This happened as he stepped onto what he thought was a pile of wood covered by plastic. He was bedridden for two months and was unable to…
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Hip Injury Compensation Claims in Birmingham
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Personal Injury
If you have suffered either an injury to your pelvis or hip, you may well be entitled to personal injury compensation, and you should contact our solicitors** in Birmingham for more information. We’ll quickly be able to tell you if you have a claim, on if we can handle on a no win, no fee* basis. You may have suffered a minor injury as a result of a fall. Or you may have suffered something more serious such as a fracture to the pelvis with further complications such as bleeding…
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