October 26th, 2009
A paperboy who suffered a brain injury after being hit by a lorry has been told he is entitled to compensation.
Joshua Smith had applied for the position at the Co-op in Staffordshire just after his 13th birthday in 2005, the Staffordshire Sentinel reports.
However, days after beginning the job, he was hit by a vehicle being driven by Mark Hammond.
The victim suffered a fractured pelvis, an open head wound, a ruptured kidney, bruised lungs, cuts and bruises and a brain injury.
He now has short-term memory problems and is likely to need care later in life.
This week, a judge deemed that Mr Hammond was partly responsible for the accident as his brakes were faulty.
The amount of compensation Joshua will be entitled to is to be decided at a later date.
According to the Department for Transport, there were 28,572 people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads in 2008.
Tags: 13th Birthday, Brain Injury, Brakes, Cuts And Bruises, Fractured Pelvis, Job, Joshua Smith, Kidney, Lorry, Lungs, Mark Hammond, Mr Hammond, Paperboy, Short Term Memory, Short Term Memory Problems, Staffordshire Sentinel
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September 25th, 2009
A man is expected to receive a six-figure sum in compensation after being shot by a police officer during a tutorial.
Keith Tilbury, a 999 calls handler, had been at a firearms course run by PC David Micklethwaite in Oxfordshire in May 2007. The instructor took some ammunition from a tin, believing that it contained only blanks.
However, there were live bullets among the store and the police officer mistakenly loaded one and fired it into his classroom.
The bullet hit Mr Tilbury, causing devastating injuries including an exploded bowel and kidney and lung damage. He was in a coma for 12 days and has still not returned to work.
Thames Valley Police and PC Micklethwaite have both admitted liability for the incident and have been fined under health and safety regulations.
It is now thought that an out-of-court compensation settlement for in the region of £150,000 will be paid to Mr Tilbury next month.
According to the Home Office, the chief of police must adequately assess that officers are suitable to have firearms in their possession without harming the public or other police personnel. If these tests are not carried out, the police are in breach of their duty and anyone affected may be eligible to claim compensation.
Tags: Ammunition, Breach, Bullets, Chief Of Police, Coma, Figure Sum, Firearms, Health And Safety, Kidney, Lung Damage, Oxfordshire, Police Officer, Policeman, Possession, Safety Regulations, Six Figure, Thames Valley Police, Tin
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June 17th, 2008
A Hampshire school caretaker is suing his employees for £50,000 after he fell off a stepladder.
Anthony Gower-Smith claims Hampshire county council acted negligently by failing to provide him with adequate safety training.
Mr Gower-Smith – a former garage owner who has used step ladders for 30 years – broke his cheekbone, fractured his skull and also split a kidney in the accident at Awbridge Primary School in 2004.
Although he admits signing a form saying he had safety training, Mr Gower-Smith told the Winchester county court: "When you’re given something to sign by a superior, you just sign it. I didn’t know there were other things about ladders."
A verdict in the case is expected next week.
More than 36 million working days are lost every year as a result of work related accident or ill health, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
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