Pages On: Public Place Accidents
Suffering an accident in a public place can be unsettling and unexpected. We try to go about our lives hoping to not run into health hazards, but it’s not always up to us to prevent dangers. Wherever you are, be it a hotel, store, or gym, businesses have a duty of care to our safety, when this duty lapses, and injuries occur, they are liable and can be sued. If you have suffered such an accident and feel you are not to blame, you could be entitled to occupiers liability compensation. It could, however, be public liability compensation, if it wasn’t a business you were injured in, such as a school or on a public pavement that was poorly maintained. Regardless, there is legal help for those who have been injured in a public place.
Surrey groundsman receives compensation from employer
Posted: 21 April 2016
Posted in: Knee Injury, Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A 65-year-old council groundsman has been awarded £11,000 by his employer, London Borough of Morden, in an out-of-court settlement. John Brown, from Mitcham in Surrey, seriously damaged his right knee after a fall whilst at work, which resulted in surgery and being forced to stop work. Mr Brown tripped over a piece of concrete that was protruding in a playground in Morden when he was putting his tools away in the park’s shed. He tore the ligaments in his knee and was unable to walk without a stick for five months following…
Read MoreMan killed in care home fire
Posted: 2 March 2016
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Following a 999 call to Derbyshire Police at around 1300 hours on Monday, an investigation into the death of a 60-year-old man is being carried out on behalf of the coroner. The fire service was called to the Sherwood Forest Care Home in Derby after a patient at the home was found burning to death in his wheelchair outside the building. The investigation has revealed that the man probably caught fire due to “discarded smoking materials” at the home. It is understood that the resident had gone outside to have a cigarette in…
Read MoreChildren contract condition at zorbing party
Posted: 15 February 2016
Posted in: Public Place Accidents
Environmental Health officials have been called in to investigate a leisure pursuit activity after some eight children attending a zorbing party contracted a condition known as folliculitis. The children, from Gloucestershire, had been at the party on Saturday, and since the party, some children have manifested symptoms of ill-health leading to the investigation. The symptoms are a rash on the skin, and according to the NHS website, Choices, is described as an infection of the hair follicle. This infection manifests itself as a pus-filled lump which becomes itchy. “zorbs were harbouring harmful…
Read MorePrimary school under special measures
Posted: 31 January 2016
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
Following an inspection in November of 2015, Oxford’s Rose Hill Primary School has been placed in special measures by Ofsted. The inspection found that “critical” health and safety advice was not being adhered to and that there was a concerning lack of training to recognise and respond to “extremism and radicalisation”. It stated that during the inspection a visitor had managed to enter the school without being identified, and deemed this unacceptable. Ofsted reported that there was an “insufficient awareness of the striking decline in school performance and falling standards”. It…
Read MoreCyclist wins £65K after an out-of-control dog entangled with his bicycle
Posted: 30 November 2015
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents
A cyclist has been awarded £65,000 in compensation after suffering an injury caused by a dog walker allowing her dog lead to become entangled in his bike. 59-year-old Anthony Steele suffered serious injuries in the incident after he was thrown off his bike when the dog darted in front of him and caused the lead to become entangled in the spokes. Mr Steele was left unconscious after the injury and was later found to have fractured his skull. The accident happened along the promenade at the seafront in Heyshame, Lancashire.…
Read MoreSchool accidents cost council £137,000
Posted: 2 November 2015
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
Recently released figures have revealed that a council has paid out over £130,000 in compensation as a result of school related injuries. West Berkshire Council has paid out to a total of five claimants since 2013, costing them a total of £137,000. One of the incidents saw a claimant receive £50,499 for a personal injury suffered on the school premises. According to the figures, which were released following a Freedom of Information request, only one payout went to a pupil, with the other four payouts going to teachers and school…
Read MoreFirst payouts to Alton Towers victims
Posted: 22 June 2015
Posted in: Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents
The first compensation payouts have been awarded to the victims of the Alton Towers crash. Following the accident that happened on the Smiler rollercoaster on the 2 June, eight people have received their first insurance payments. These payments are to assist injury rehabilitation. 17-year-old Leah Washington is one of those to receive compensation after her leg was seriously injured in the accident, and was amputated as a result. It is believed by Miss Washington’s lawyer that she could receive compensation worth millions. The accident happened when one of the rollercoaster’s…
Read MoreAlton towers to compensate 16 victims
Posted: 9 June 2015
Posted in: Hand Injuries, Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents
Following last week’s rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers, bosses at Merlin Entertainments have agreed to pay compensation to all 16 people injured in the accident. The crash happened on the Smiler rollercoaster, the park’s £18million ride, on 2 June. Two carriages collided following an incident that saw a stationary carriage left on the track. 16 people were badly injured as a result. Of the 16 people injured, 17-year-old Leah Washington suffered the most devastating injury. The teenager, from Barnsley, suffered a severe injury to her leg that meant having to…
Read MoreRAF sergeant forced to pay compensation
Posted: 1 June 2015
Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries, Criminal Injury and Assault, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries
An RAF flight sergeant is being forced to pay compensation to a woman that became injured after the sergeant attempted to jump on a tube station’s escalator handrail. 50-year-old Frans Bekker, from Cardiff, was encouraged by his friends to jump onto the handrail at London’s Holborn station earlier this year. When he lost control, however, he ploughed into three women, including one who suffered an injured vertebra as a result. Mr Bekker admitted to dangerous behaviour in the underground station and offered his sincerest apologies to the three women affected.…
Read MoreStress-related illness on the rise for teachers
Posted: 27 May 2015
Posted in: School Accidents, Workplace Injuries
According to a recently released report, the number of teachers in the West Midlands that have been signed off as a result of stress-related illness has risen by almost 300 in 5 years. It was found that one fifth of all teacher and staff absences were due to stress. Ofsted stated that schools needed to be doing more to help teachers and staff with managing their workload. In 2010-11, the region saw 1,322 teaching absences due to stress and depression, compared to 1,596 teachers in 2014-15 – a rise of…
Read MoreGym company fined £80,000 over injuries
Posted: 16 May 2015
Posted in: Gym & Leisure Centre Injuries, Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents
A gym company has been fined £80,000 after one of its members was left blind in one eye and partially sighted in the other when a gym session went wrong. Company executive 47-year-old Mauro Carneiro had been using a stability ball and resistance bands in a David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) gym when the bands gave way and catapulted a metal ‘D-ring’ into his face. Personal trainer, Ian Donaldson, was with Mr Carneiro when the accident happened, and immediately phoned an ambulance. It was heard that Mr Donaldson purchased the bands…
Read MoreFood Poisoning in Elton
Posted: 14 April 2015
Posted in: Food Poisoning, Restaurant Accidents
Following a staggering 24 cases of food poisoning experienced by customers of The Sutton Arms in Darlington Road, Elton, the pub’s owner, Michael Alan Flegg has today appeared in Teesside Magistrates’ Court where he admitted nine counts of food hygiene offences. Flegg, aged 68 is now awaiting sentencing as magistrates agreed that due to the seriousness of the offences, sentencing should be decided by Teesside Crown Court. The offences took place last Easter Sunday and the customers were all struck down with gastroenteritis. Stockton Council’s environmental health department received a…
Read MoreTrips and falls cost council over £50,000
Posted: 26 March 2015
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents
New figures have revealed that Norwich City Council has been forced to pay out over £50,000 in compensation to nine pedestrians who tripped and fell in Norwich last year. The City Council has defended these claims, saying that a general lack of funding is causing these issues. A council spokesperson said that if the City Hall budgets continue to fall, then pavements would obviously deteriorate as a result. Over the last 12 months the council received a total of 49 claims involving injured pedestrians, the council, however, only defended 40…
Read MoreClaim for an Accident in a Public Place in Birmingham
Posted in: Public Place Accidents
We are personal injury experts that make the process of claiming for accidents in public places simple. All it takes is one phone call to enquire about what could potentially be a large compensation claim. What’s more is that we can help you claim on a no win, no fee* basis. Contact us on 0800 083 8358^ to start your accident claim now. What kind of accidents occur in public places? For the most part, slips, trips and falls are the most common type of injury leading to accidents in public places.…
Read MoreLollipop lady receives seven-figure settlement
Posted: 30 January 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries
A lollipop lady from South Shields has been awarded a seven-figure compensation payout after being knocked down on duty. 62-year-old Eleanor Harman suffered a severe brain injury when a car hit her opposite her home in February 2011. The accident left her with extreme disabilities, including difficulties with her memory. She will require around the clock care for the rest of her life. The mother-of-two underwent life-saving surgery after the accident. She was then required to stay in a high-dependency unit for three weeks and spent almost a year in…
Read MorePolice payout £940,000 in compensation
Posted: 29 December 2014
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries
New figures have revealed that Devon and Cornwall Police have paid out £940,000 in compensation in the space of three years. The figures looked at payouts made between 2010 and 2013, with £847,000 having gone to members of the public, and £91,300 to injured officers. The largest payout was £75,000 to a member of the public following an assault by an officer in 2010. These figures come after it was announced that the force is due to face cuts of £30m over the next four years. The force defended the…
Read MoreContractor in court over injured pedestrian
Posted: 25 November 2014
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries, Public Place Accidents
A contractor has been fined after a metal construction fence collapsed, knocking over and severely injuring a 91-year-old pedestrian. The accident happened at Bromley High Street on the 1 August 2012, after which the pensioner required a long stay in hospital. She still struggles with her mobility and has lost a great degree of independence as a result. It was heard at Westminster Magistrates Court earlier this month (19 November) that 54-year-old Fadil Adil was responsible for the unstable fence as it surrounded a development site he was working on…
Read MoreTaxi driver claims following pavement fall
Posted: 29 September 2014
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Public Place Accidents
A 57-year-old taxi driver has sued council bosses after tripping on a poorly maintained pavement last year. John Ritchie suffered serious injuries, including a severely broken ankle, after falling on the uneven flagstones last February. Despite his injuries, Mr Ritchie’s battle for personal injury compensation continues, as lawyers acting on behalf of Renfrewshire Council have asked him to admit to 25% liability for the accident. Mr Ritchie, from Glenburn, said that the pavements in his local area are “in a terrible condition”. He argued: “How can I be responsible for…
Read MoreFootball fan recovers from serious skull operation
Posted: 23 September 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Criminal Injury and Assault, Head and Brain Injuries, Sporting Injuries
A 19-year-old football fan is waiting to see if he has a valid compensation claim after he suffered serious head injuries during a violent attack at a Tigers’ Europa League game in Belgium. Sam Holgate underwent a five-hour operation to have metal plates inserted into his skull after he had a brick thrown at his head last month. He raised his case with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Association (CICA) to see if anything could be done. The accident happened on the 21st of August after the Tigers’ were defeated at Sporting…
Read MoreMotorbike accidents rank as most expensive travel injury
Posted: 4 August 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Motorcycle Accidents, Public Place Accidents
New figures have revealed that motorbike accidents lead to the most expensive injury claims when insurance has not been purchased. With cycling accidents (£6,262) and falling on stairs (£2,422) following closely behind in cost, people may start to rethink their methods of transport when on holiday. TravelSupermarket released the figures as part of a study, which featured the ‘holiday injury index’. This calculated and compared the costs of numerous different accidents in six popular holiday destinations: Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Greece/Cyprus, Thailand and US/Canada. With motorbike accidents ranking first, falling in…
Read MoreBolton pays out more than expected
Posted: 25 July 2014
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries
New figures have found that Bolton Council has paid out more compensation to injured school pupils than first expected. It was reported in April that a total of 16 claims had been made as a result of playground injuries, each receiving a share of £150,000. However, recent figures have revealed this not to be the case, as the figure did not account for injured school staff and visitors. This led to a far larger compensation figure paid out by the council. The new figures found there to have been an…
Read MoreOver £1.1m paid out by Humber authorities
Posted: 17 July 2014
Posted in: Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
Following a Freedom of Information request, it has been found that councils across northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire have paid out more than £1.1 million to injured school pupils and staff, including legal fees. The request further revealed that the East Riding of Yorkshire Council paid out £600,533 to 27 claimants in the last five years. Six claims cost North Lincolnshire £239,100, while Hull received 10 claims – costing the city council £187,974. Hull City Council paid one of the largest claims after a large object fell on a student’s leg,…
Read MoreMan dies in swimming event
Posted: 24 June 2014
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A man has died taking part in a swimming event on Lake Windermere on Friday 13 June. He had been competing in the Great North Swim in the Lake District when he suffered a “medical emergency” and was taken to a nearby hospital by air ambulance. The 52-year-old from Wallington, south London, died shortly after reaching the hospital. The Great North Swim is a three-day event and is one of the several open-water swimming festivals that takes place throughout the country. Those who enter can choose to swim several different…
Read MorePotholes continue to cause injury
Posted: 4 June 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents
While potholes continue to cause serious injury all over the UK, Kingston Council has recently received seven compensation claims from injured cyclists who blame pothole-damaged roads. Only one of these seven claimants actually received compensation, with £700 going to a cyclist injured on Grafton Road, New Malden, in October of last year. A further six cyclists came forward with injury claims between 2012 and April 2014, however none of them received any compensation. The figures were released as part of a Freedom of Information request by the Surrey Comet, wanting to know…
Read MorePothole victim compensation rejected
Posted: 9 May 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Shoulder Injuries
A compensation claim made by the family of a 15-year-old boy who was badly injured in a cycling accident has been rejected. Ollie Pike from Malmesbury, Wiltshire, had been taking part in a charity bike ride in Gloucestershire when his bike hit a pothole, propelling him from his bike. He was badly injured in the accident, having hit his head and broken his collarbone. Gloucestershire County Council, however, is refusing to recognise the claim as one that requires compensation. Gloucestershire County Council told Ollie’s family that its highway team were…
Read MoreCompensation to teachers doubled in four years
Posted: 3 May 2014
Posted in: School Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
New figures have revealed that the compensation paid out to injured teachers has doubled over the last four years. With £40million paid out to injured teachers last year alone, some argue that money is being wasted where it could be better spent on teachers and classroom equipment. The finding that many claims are being awarded simply to prevent the costs from escalating only worsened this dispute. Successful personal injury claims included payouts of thousands of pounds for slipping in wet corridors, tripping into potholes and falling on uneven paving slabs.…
Read MoreChild falls from coach after rugby festival
Posted: 15 April 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Public Transport
A nine-year-old boy suffered “life-threatening” injuries after falling from a moving coach when returning home from a rugby tournament. The boy fell from a door near the toilet of the double-decker bus while on the A47 in Norfolk. The accident happened at Tilney All Saints, near King’s Lynn, at 15:45 BST on Sunday. The coach had been returning from a rugby tournament at Holt in north Norfolk when the accident happened. The parents of the children accompanied them on the coach, including the father of the boy who fell. His mother had been…
Read MoreTeacher 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…
Read MoreAlcohol license dropped after teen injury
Posted: 22 March 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Restaurant Accidents
A fast food shop has been forced to give up their alcohol licence after a teenage boy suffered head injuries having consumed alcohol from their shop. The pizza shop in Ilkeson operated an alcohol delivery service as part of the pizza business. The licensing conditions stated that alcohol could only be delivered with a food order; however, the 15-year-old boy was sold alcohol despite not ordering food, and being underage. The licence holders of the Briggs off-license, in Nottingham Road, were warned by a Derbyshire police officer following the incident. The…
Read MorePolice 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…
Read MoreFour-year fight for compensation sees success
Posted: 9 March 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Head and Brain Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
An Essex family has finally been awarded with compensation following an accident that happened in 2010. Martin Vann and his wife had been on holiday in Vilamoura in the Algarve when a speeding driver hit them while crossing the road to return to their car. Mr Vann, from Westcliffe-on-Sea near Southend, died after the accident and his wife was left with serious injuries. Their children have been fighting for compensation ever since. The couple had been on holiday with their son Alex Vann and their daughter Julia Plappert, and their partners,…
Read MoreBirmingham 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…
Read MoreGuitarist wins £6,500 compensation
Posted: 27 February 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Hand Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A 23-year-old guitarist has won £6,500 in compensation after being electrocuted while sound checking for a band aboard a P&O ferry. Dominic Zyntek from Coventry suffered a two-minute long electric shock after plugging in his guitar aboard the Pride of Hull ship in November 2012. Mr Zyntek was a musician who covered numerous bands, but now works in Sainsbury’s while trying to work on his own music. Mr Zyntek sustained extreme burns on his hand as a result of the electric shock. Emergency services were contacted immediately after the accident and…
Read MoreCollege 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…
Read MoreSafety measures improved where British woman died in US hospital
Posted: 27 January 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Medical Negligence, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
After a British woman was discovered dead at the bottom of a stairwell in San Francisco General Hospital last October, an investigation has recognised a dramatic improvement in safety measures. Lynne Spalding, from Haswell in County Durham, had been missing for seventeen days before she was found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs only yards away from her bed. The hospital was searched and the Police opened a missing person investigation. It was later discovered that Sheriff Department deputies had failed to search in stairways. Health inspectors,…
Read MoreHusband and wife fall in Lake District
Posted: 30 December 2013
Posted in: Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents
Both husband and wife were airlifted to hospital after both falling from the same spot while out walking in the Lake District on Sunday afternoon. A passerby witnessed the incident, saying that first the man fell from Swirral Edge in Brown Cove, followed by his wife who slipped when trying to reach him. The witness had been in the middle of phoning 999 when he watched the woman fall from the same spot as her husband. It was believed by Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team that the woman had been trying…
Read MoreHoliday company fined £20,000 over young girl’s death
Posted: 30 November 2013
Posted in: Gym & Leisure Centre Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A Flintshire-based holiday company has been fined £20,000 after a 7-year-old girl got into some difficulty and drowned in the facility’s swimming pool. Seojin Kim, from Birmingham, had been on holiday with her family at Talacre Beach Caravan and Leisure Park in October 2010 when the accident happened. The former owners of the leisure site, Plas Coch Holiday Homes, admitted to safety breaches in 2012 and were also ordered to pay £32,000 costs. Despite admitting to a lack of risk assessment surrounding the operation of the swimming pool,…
Read MoreFirm 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…
Read MoreSandbank trio rushed to hospital
Posted: 24 July 2013
Posted in: Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents
Three men had to be taken to hospital after they became trapped on a sandbank in Sussex on Monday. The trio had walked out to the nearby sandbank, but as the incoming tide became increasingly overwhelming, they required urgent help. Unable to swim back against the strong currents, lifeguards assisted the three men who were immediately taken to hospital. Two men had to be revived Believed to have walked out to the sandbank at low tide with a bigger group of people, the men did not realise how dangerous the…
Read MoreInjuries sustained after pool at LA Fitness Erdington collapses
Posted: 24 June 2013
Posted in: Gym & Leisure Centre Injuries, Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents
Four people have sustained injuries after the pool’s ceiling at the LA Fitness Centre in Erdington collapsed. The incident happened yesterday morning (Sunday) at 09:30 BST, resulting in around 50 people being evacuated from the centre. LA Fitness was founded in 1990It was voted ‘UK’s no.1 health and fitness brand’ in 2011It now has around 80 clubs nationwideIt now has around 200,000 members Most clubs hold around 40 free classes a week After the plasterboard ceiling gave way above the Birmingham swimming pool, four people – who had been in the pool…
Read MoreKayak race verged on tragedy
Posted: 17 June 2013
Posted in: Public Place Accidents
After around 40 kayakers set off on a boat race off the Dorset coast last week, many faced serious difficulties with some going missing and others being airlifted to hospital. One man required serious medical attention as a member of the public spotted him clinging on to his vessel as he struggled against the treacherous waves. He was then airlifted to hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and hypothermia. ‘not the place to be in a kayak’ The race, which started in Weymouth and finished in Lulworth, saw…
Read MoreBacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease found in swimming pool
Posted: 3 June 2013
Posted in: Gym & Leisure Centre Injuries, Public Place Accidents
After routine checks were recently carried out at the public swimming pool in Swindon – lethal bacteria has been discovered in the showers. Legionnaires’ disease is a bacterial disease which can cause pneumonia and lung infections. The bacteria which causes this illness – legionella pneumophila – can be found in both natural and man-made water systems with symptoms that can take up to ten days to surface. Legionnaires’ disease was first recognised after there was a serious outbreak at an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia in 1976 – hence the…
Read MoreAccidents Abroad – Personal Injury Compensation for Birmingham Residents
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Public Place Accidents
When you are abroad, be it on business or on holiday, the last thing you want to happen is to suffer an injury. Unfortunately, these things do happen and if they do, you are entitled to make a personal injury claim provided the accident that resulted in the injury was not your fault. An accident can take place at any stage from being in the air or at sea to your hotel or on an excursion. Some of the more common accidents suffered abroad are as follows: Slips, trips, and…
Read MoreClaim for Slip, Trip and Fall Injuries in Birmingham
Posted in: Public Place Accidents
Injuries from slips, trips, and falls are easily one of the most common types we see at Accident Claims Birmingham. Slip, trip, or fall accidents are caused by a myriad of different factors and result in a wide scope of personal injuries; such as leg sprains, broken arms, back pain and even neck injuries. Being injured from a slip, trip, or fall isn’t something to be taken lightly, especially when the accident is caused by someone else’s negligence. We’re experts in dealing with personal injury cases where you’ve slipped, tripped or have…
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