Pages On: Neck Injuries
Suffering a neck injury is serious, and can be fatal. Our necks are incredibly vulnerable parts of our body, and even minor injuries can cause a lifetime of discomfort. As the neck supports the most vital area of our body — the head — any complications in it can cause a cascade of failures up and down the spinal column, and can potentially leave you paralysed as a result. If you’ve suffered a neck injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you will likely have a strong case for personal injury compensation.
Injured engineer wins compensation
Posted: 29 November 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Head and Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A maintenance engineer who suffered a severe brain injury at work has received ‘significant’ compensation from his former employer. 65-year-old Tom Williams had to have part of his skull removed after he was tasked to remove a pillar from the ceiling of the engineering stores at Manor Bakeries Ltd in Moreton to create a new walkway in the building. Mr Williams fell into a coma after the top section of the structure fell from the ceiling, hitting him on the head. It was heard that Mr Williams’ employers had failed…
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College fined over girl’s death
Posted: 14 February 2014
Posted in: Neck Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
York College has been fined £175,000 after a 3-year-old girl died on her first full day at the college’s nursery. The college has been fined for health and safety breaches after Lydia Bishop got her neck caught in a rope on an outdoor slide at York College’s nursery in 2012. The college denied charges, but was finally convicted last week for failing to ensure child safety between August and September 2012. Lydia died at her first full day of nursery when she became caught in a rope that was intended for…
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Firm guilty over go-kart death failings
Posted: 27 October 2013
Posted in: Neck Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
18-year-old Suzanne Cornwell lost her life in 2009 when her scarf became tangled in the axle of her go-kart – the company in charge has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings. The teenager from Hardwick had been with friends at Cambridgeshire raceway when the accident occurred in December 2009. Both the company in charge, Peterborough Raceway Ltd, and the manager at the time, Paul Shinn, have both pleaded guilty to breaches of health and safety. The accident occurred when Miss Cornwell attended an ‘out-of-hours’ go-karting session with friends on the…
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North-west England sees one in six dog bite admissions
Posted: 4 September 2013
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Head and Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries
A recent health report has found that one sixth of dog bite admissions in England occurred in the northwest of the country. After parents, whose children had been killed by dogs, took a petition to Downing Street earlier in the year, extensive research has been carried out looking into the trends and figures regarding attacks throughout England. Primary care trust data from The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) revealed that the highest level per 100,000 people was in the northwest of the country, standing at 21.6. Yorkshire and Humber saw…
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Neck Injury Compensation Claims in Birmingham
Posted in: Neck Injuries, Personal Injury
If you have been in an accident and suffered any sort of neck injury, you may be entitled to compensation. Road traffic accidents are the most common reason for people making neck injury claims. Because neck injuries have different levels of severity, the amount of compensation that may be received also varies, but can be quite significant. Types and Causes of Neck Injuries Neck injury more than often affects your muscles – irrespective of whether the injury is serious or not. Some common conditions that may impact your neck as…
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