PERSONAL INJURY COMPENSATION SECURED FOLLOWING LIFT ACCIDENT

February 2nd, 2009 Hinchliffes

A 45 year old woman from Merseyside has been awarded £3,250 personal injury compensation following injuries to her back, hip and knee caused during an accident when she entered a lift.

She did not realise the floor of the lift was several inches lower than it should have been, and the misaligned entrance caused her to slip and severely jar her back. This resulted in her suffering with pain in her leg and back for several months.

COMMENT:-

The lift should have been properly maintained, to ensure that everyone entering it could do so safely. The injured woman was employed by the occupiers of the building in which the lift was situated, and they also owed her a duty to ensure she had a safe place of work.

However, if she had been just a visitor to the premises, eg someone shopping in a large department store, she would still have had grounds to make a successful injury compensation claim, as the occupiers of the building owed a general duty of care to lawful visitors to ensure that they came to no harm from the condition of the premises.

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