Trips, Slips and Falls
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The Court of Appeal has upheld the compensation award of a woman who injured her ankle when she tripped on a footpath outside her home. Louise Bell, 49, brought a claim for compensation against the London Borough of Havering. She told the County Court that...
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Tourist attractions in Britain have paid out millions in compensation for slips and trips over the last five years, according to a recent survey. The survey was conducted by the Sunday Telegraph and covered 24 organisations responsible for hundreds of...
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A prisoner who fell from his bunk bed and suffered permanent brain damage has won £4.7 million in damages. Ryan St George was in Brixton prison serving a four-month sentence for theft. The authorities were aware that he was an intravenous heroin...
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A man who tripped over at work and suffered a broken foot has won £210,000 in damages. The unnamed man, who had worked as a mechanical engineer for more than 30 years, was working on the refurbishment of a turbine at a power station. He tripped...
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An experienced scaffolder who sustained severe injuries in a 40-foot fall has won a £90,000 compensation settlement. Trevor Cox, 43, had worked as a scaffolder for 20 years and had never had an accident before. He had just started dismantling...
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A woman who was off work for several months after she tripped in the street has been awarded £12,000 in compensation for her injuries. The unnamed woman was on her way home from the town centre when she tripped over a kerb stone that had fallen below...
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A student who suffered horrific brain injuries after falling 20 feet onto a concrete surface has won the right to compensation. Jonathan Harvey was a student at Southampton University when the accident happened. He had been out drinking with friends and had...
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A woman who slipped on some spilt food in a restaurant has won £11,500 in damages. The unnamed woman was a spectator at a sporting event when the accident happened. She had bought some food in the restaurant area and was walking away from the counter...
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An expectant mother who injured her back when she tripped on a loose carpet tile at work has won £9,000 in compensation. Andrea Swales, 39, was almost five months pregnant when the accident happened at the office where she worked as an HM Revenue and...
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A refuse collector whose shoulder was badly damaged after he tripped on a raised paving slab has achieved a settlement of £57,000 in compensation. Alan Shambrook, 55, was collecting recycling boxes when he tripped and fell heavily, injuring his left...
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A farmer’s wife, whose leg was permanently injured when she fell down a hole at a ‘safety awareness day’ for agricultural workers, has received £25,000 in compensation from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Tania Foster was...
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An engineer from Kent whose right arm was severely injured after it was pulled into a bottle-making machine has received £50,000 in compensation. David Cotterrill, 29, was dragged into the machine by his shirt after he slipped on a pool of water and...
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A bank cashier has won compensation after she fractured her ankle at work when she fell down a step. Jackie Edwards had been seconded to a different branch of Lloyds TSB from the one where she usually worked. She was carrying two metal boxes from the safe...
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A primary school caretaker has been awarded £6,700 in compensation after she slipped on a spillage and fractured her ankle. Jean Simpson, who was 58 at the time of the accident, was walking across the dining room floor of the school when she slipped....
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A woman who broke her wrist on the second day of a cruise holiday has won over £10,000 in compensation for her injury. The unnamed woman, who was taking a Mediterranean cruise aboard the Navigator of the Seas, had decided to take a walk on deck. She...
