April 23rd, 2009
A former bank worker who badly hurt her ankle falling down a step is to receive £9,000 in compensation.
Jackie Edwards, 48, was an employee of Lloyd’s TSB in Benfleet in 2006 when she was asked to carry two metal boxes from a safe to an office.
However, on her way, she fell down a step which did not have any warning signs and fractured her left ankle, sprained her right ankle and damaged her knee.
Ms Edwards had to be off work for six months, disrupting her life and making it difficult to care for her disabled son.
She launched legal action against Lloyd’s TSB, which has now admitted liability and agreed to a payout of £9,000.
"I felt aggrieved I had to spend six months off work when this accident could have been avoided easily. I wanted to make sure no-one else suffered the same fate," Ms Edwards remarked.
According to figures from the Health and Safety Executive, 2.1 million people were suffering from an illness they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work during 2007-08.
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April 16th, 2009
A woman whose husband died of bowel cancer after he had been given the all-clear is to sue the medical centre where he received treatment.
Steve Davies, 47, was given a colonoscopy last year and was told that his cancer had cleared, ThisisSomerset.co.uk reports.
However, his condition worsened and he was operated on eight months later, which is when medics discovered three large tumours that he been present since 2004.
Tracey Davies said surgeon Ben Mak of Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre, Somerset, should have seen the tumours and could have made her husband’s life more pleasant in his final months.
She commented: "They couldn’t have done anything more for Steve but they could have given him some pain relief."
Ms Davies is now taking legal action for clinical negligence. Mr Mak has since resigned after it was revealed that another patient had suffered the same fate as Mr Davies.
Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre is a surgical Independent Sector Treatment Centre that provides 12,000 procedures a year for the NHS.
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March 10th, 2009
A man who fell 14 feet off a ladder has secured compensation after he was forced to retire.
Jeffery Phillips, 59, had worked at Gunstones Bakery in Dronfield for 11 years when he was asked to clean the top of a divider machine in preparation for a customer visit in 2006, the Sheffield Telegraph reports.
However, the ladder he was using to reach the top of the machine slipped and Mr Phillips fell to the floor, breaking his hip, fracturing his elbow and hurting his hand.
He needed a hip replacement and was forced to give up work.
Mr Phillips took legal action against Gunstones Bakery, which admitted liability and agreed to an out-of-court settlement of £80,000.
"I decided to pursue compensation because I wanted the company to take full responsibility for the accident," the victim said.
He added that he had never received training in the use of ladders and would not want a similar fate to happen to anyone else for the same reason.
According to the Health and Safety Executive, ladders accounted for the greatest number of major injuries to employees due to both high falls (40 per cent) and low falls (28 per cent) in 2007-08.
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November 20th, 2008
A former harbour master who had to give up his job when he was injured in a fall has been paid compensation.
Michael Leggett, 58, had been working as a harbour master at Waveney district council for 21 years when he fell on some outside steps that had been left slimy by the sea.
There was no handrail and Mr Leggett injured his back, worsening his arthritis. Although he returned to work, he was forced to take early retirement after it became apparent that he could not continue due to his pain.
He pursued a compensation claim against the council and has now been awarded £6,000.
"I decided to pursue compensation because I felt strongly that the council had been negligent towards its employees. I wanted to make sure that none of my colleagues suffered the same fate," Mr Leggett commented.
A spokesperson for the council confirmed it had paid the money in an out of court settlement.
Every business or individual that occupies land or buildings, including shops, offices, farms or factories, has a duty provide for the safety of staff.
Anyone who is injured due to a slip, trip or fall because of the negligence of the occupier may be entitled to make a no win, no fee compensation claim and should seek the advice of a solicitor specialising in personal injury compensation claims.
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