Archive for December, 2009

Our client was employed to drive a car transporter.  After securing a car he was descending from the transporter when he placed his foot where there should have been a ladder.  The area did not have a non-slip surface and he slipped causing him to fall several feet to the ground.  He sustained soft tissue injuries to his shin and twisted his ankle and knee.  The injuries caused him to be off work for 9 weeks, but he made a full recovery after about 7 months.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just under £4,000.

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Our client and a work colleague had collected a sofa using a transit van.  When they returned to the yard they needed to transfer it into a large refuse wagon.  They each took hold of one end and were planning to swing it from side to side, and on a count of “1, 2, 3” they would then throw it into the wagon.  However, our client’s colleague let go of the sofa on the count of “1”, resulting in our client’s left thumb being crushed between the sofa and the wagon.  He suffered a crush injury, with damage to his nail that became infected.  There were issues over liability which limited what we were able to recover in personal injury compensation for him to £1,100.

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Our client was a passenger in a stationary car when it was hit from behind by a vehicle that had been shunted forward by another vehicle colliding with the rear of it.  She sustained a whiplash injury to her neck, which the medical expert thought would resolve within 7 months, and we were able to recover personal injury compensation for her of just over £1,600.

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Our client was driving along a road when a car pulled out from a parked position to his left, causing a collision.  He sustained a whiplash injury affecting his neck and shoulder.  He was unable to work for a few weeks, but soon made a full recovery and we were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of £1,600.

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Our client was delivering a large container while working as an HGV driver.  When he arrived at the delivery destination he had to open the rear doors of the container, which were very stiff due to the hinges not working properly.  He therefore had to apply more force to the doors than would have otherwise been required, and suffered an injury to his lower back.  He had a history of lower back problems and the medical expert believed the symptoms had been made worse for a period of 3 months.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of £1,700.

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Our client was a rear seat passenger in a car when the driver started to read a text message.  As a result the car left the road and hit a bank, causing it to turn over.  Our client suffered soft tissue injuries to her neck and back, and also sustained a severe cut to her elbow leaving a visible scar.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for her of £3,200.

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Our client was making a delivery in Germany using a trailer, the height of which could be adjusted.  While in transit the roof is in its lowest position, and is then raised for loading and unloading.  The height of the trailer roof was adjusted by turning handles, and after unloading had been completed our client was about to lower the roof when one of the handles swung and struck his chest.  He initially thought he may have broken some ribs, but it turned out he had suffered a soft tissue injury and was able to make a full recovery within 8 weeks.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just over £1,500.

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Our client was making a delivery and needed to get to a pallet on his trailer.  To do so he had to move another pallet that had a barrel on it containing chemicals.  The barrel was upright and secured to the pallet by a single plastic strap over the top of it.  Our client had to use a manual pump truck, which was too big for the task.  As he moved the pallet the strap became loose causing the barrel to topple and flip over.  The movement of the pallet and pump truck caused our client to be knocked over on to the floor of the trailer.  The barrel then fell on his outstretched arm.  He sustained an injury to his right elbow and upper back and we were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just under £2,400.

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Our client was delivering a caterpillar vehicle and bucket.  The caterpillar had already been loaded onto the trailer by another party, but it had been incorrectly strapped, which meant that the bucket would not fit.  As the load had to be secure before he started his journey, our client removed the strapping and was re-doing this when he fell from the edge of the trailer.  This was because there was very little space for him to work in between the edge of the trailer and the caterpillar.  He sustained a fracture to one of the vertebrae in his lower back and was in hospital for several days.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just over £6,500.

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Our client was cycling along a road, and was positioned near the centre of the road about to turn right when a vehicle tried to overtake him and knocked him off his bike.  He sustained cuts and bruises to his knee and elbow, and also suffered from back pain.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just over £3,100.

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