January 29th, 2009
A child who was injured at birth has received a compensation settlement from an NHS trust in the high court.
Jacob Keogh, now nine, was born at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Welwyn Garden City in 1999.
However, his delivery went wrong and he suffered Erb’s Palsy, leaving him permanently disabled and in need of long-term care.
Through his mother, he sued the East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and in a new development, he has now secured a payout of £110,848.
The NHS trust did not admit liability, but agreed to the settlement on a compromise basis. The judge approved the settlement, adding that there had been significant issues between the two sides.
Erb’s Palsy is a condition that mainly occurs from birth trauma and can affect one or all five of the nerves that supply movement and feeling to the arm.
Where the nerve damage is severe, scar tissue can prevent the nerve from ever healing and permanent disability will ensue, the Erb’s Palsy Group attests.
Tags: Amp, Birth Trauma, Compromise, Damages, Disability, Elizabeth Ii, Garden City, Jacob, Keogh, Long Term Care, Nerve Damage, Nerves, Nhs Trust, North Hertfordshire, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth Ii, Queen Elizabeth Ii Hospital, Scar Tissue
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October 28th, 2008
A man who lost the sight in one eye during a workplace accident has received damages.
David Perry, 52, was working as a plasterer for Cardiff county council. He was sweeping some loose stone next to a cement mixer and bent to reach a brush, reports the Workplace Law Network.
However, he caught his eye on the handle of the mixer, which was exposed jagged metal.
Mr Perry was told that he had ripped out his cornea and would lose the sight in his eye.
"I’ve been left disfigured and have had to keep it in place for cosmetic purposes. I am extremely frustrated by the disability that I have been left with," he commented.
Nick Hughes, a legal officer for the trade union GMB said Cardiff county council should have had safety measures in place to avoid the risk of injury to staff.
The council has now paid Mr Perry £32,000 to compensate for his injury, but declined to comment on the case.
It is the duty of employees to provide appropriate safety equipment for employees. Anyone who suffers an injury and has not had safety equipment provided should seek legal advice.
Tags: Cardiff Council, Cardiff County Council, Cement Mixer, Cornea, Cosmetic Purposes, Damages, Disability, Gmb, Legal Advice, Loose Stone, Lost, Nick Hughes, Plasterer, Risk, Safety Equipment, Safety Measures, Workplace Accident, Workplace Law
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June 11th, 2008
A company has been fined £25,000 after a workplace accident left an employee unable to work almost a year and a half after it took place.
David Morgan, a carpenter from the Rhondda area of Wales, fell five feet off an extension ladder in November 2006.
He suffered a badly broken ankle and wrist, in addition to facial injuries caused by a 25kg piece of wood he was carrying at the time.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector Steve Richardson said the company did not have safe methods of moving materials from ground level to the loft space where the work was taking place.
"Slips, trips and falls can be viewed as being minor, funny accidents but the effects are not. It can lead to major injuries, a lifetime of disability and in worst cases, fatalities," he commented.
Loft conversion firm Allied Welsh Ltd was also ordered to pay court costs of £8,600.
According to the HSE’s Shattered Lives campaign, 23 people died in 2007 as a result of falls in the construction and plant maintenance industries.
Tags: Accidents, Carpenter, David Morgan, Disability, Extension Ladder, Facial Injuries, Five Feet, Health And Safety, Health And Safety Executive, Loft Conversion, Loft Space, Maintenance Industries, Moving Materials, Plant Maintenance, Slips, Steve Richardson, Time Health, Welsh, Workplace Accident
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