Archive for the 'Hand' Category

Our client was standing on a pavement when a car reversed into him, knocking him to the ground.  He lost consciousness and sustained multiple injuries to his head, back, hands, wrists and knees, which medical experts felt would largely settle within 12 to 16 months after the accident with appropriate treatment.  He also suffered psychological trauma, and needed to take time off work.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of £12,000.

A brief summary of events is set out below.

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.

A brief summary of events is set out below.

Our client was walking along a designated footpath at an annual cultural festival when he tripped and fell onto his right hand and chest.  He sustained soft tissue injuries to his hand and chest, and we were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just over £3,250.

A brief summary of events is set out below.