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If you’ve slipped, tripped or fallen in your workplace, you may be able to claim injury compensation. If the accident wasn’t your fault, contact our team today to claim for your injuries.
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…
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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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School 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…
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Police force pays out £135,000 in personal injury compensation
Posted: 28 October 2014
Posted in: Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A total of £135,000 has been paid out to 27 Staffordshire Police officers between 2009 and 2013. These figures were released under the Freedom of Information Act, which showed the largest payout to have gone to an officer for slipping on an ‘untreated’ surface – he received just under £15,000 in compensation. One former officer described the figures as “embarrassing”, saying that police officers are simply “jumping on the bandwagon” during this time of a growing ‘compensation culture’. The police force, however, defended the figures, saying that they have a…
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Compensation cost police force tens of thousands
Posted: 28 July 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury, Foot Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
New figures have revealed that in the last year alone, Humberside Police force have paid out tens of thousands of pounds in compensation for workplace injuries. Since May of last year, a total of 13 employees won compensation for various accidents and injuries. Humberside Police paid out a total of £55,270 to these claimants. The biggest individual payout went to an officer who developed a back condition as a result of sitting on a faulty office chair. They won £16,000 in damages, but the force had to pay an extra £28,444 in legal…
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Compensation 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.…
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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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