March 31st, 2009
A man who suffered an injury to his hand while at work has received £5,000 in compensation from his former employers.
David Drabble, 61, was working for George Wimpey UK when he had to cut, drill and assemble a staircase, the South Yorkshire Star reports.
It is thought that as he drilled, he hit a piece of soft wood, which made the drill change speeds and caused it to jolt into his hand.
Mr Drabble was left with nerve damage and still has problems gripping. He has also lost some of the feeling in his little finger.
He took legal action against George Wimpey UK, claiming that he had not been given adequate materials to do the job.
Although the firm denied liability, it agreed to an out-of-court settlement of £5,000.
According to the Health and Safety Executive, six million working days were lost to workplace injury between 2007 and 2008, with 299,000 reportable injuries occurring.
Tags: Adequate Materials, Change Speeds, Court Settlement, Drabble, George Wimpey, Health And Safety, Health And Safety Executive, Job, Little Finger, Lost, Nerve Damage, Reportable Injuries, South Yorkshire, Staircase, Workplace Injury, Yorkshire
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February 26th, 2009
A company which failed to put appropriate guards over its machinery has been prosecuted after a man suffered a serious injury to his arm.
The unnamed employee was working at 600 UK, an engineering firm situated in Heckmondwike, which is in the borough of Kirklees some nine miles from Leeds.
According to the Huddersfield Examiner, the 47-year-old was working a jig borer when he caught his sleeve and was pulled into the machinery. He could not pull himself free and had to be helped by his colleagues.
He lost tissue, sustained nerve damage and also suffered a compound fracture.
The Health and Safety Executive fined 600 UK £20,000 for failing to protect its workers.
Inspector Geoff Fletcher said: "Given that this is a heavy industrial machine operated by a company which makes machinery of this type, they should have known what standard of protection was required. Guards should have been in place."
Tags: Arm Injury, Borough Of Kirklees, Colleagues, Compound Fracture, Engineering Firm, Health And Safety, Health And Safety Executive, Heckmondwike, Huddersfield Examiner, Jig Borer, Leeds, Nerve Damage, Nine Miles
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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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January 6th, 2009
A six-figure sum of compensation has been paid to a woman who claims the surgery she had on her back left her in a worse position than she had been in beforehand.
The unnamed 49-year-old went to see a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the University Hospital of North Tees in 2001 when she began experiencing problems with slipped discs, the Evening Gazette reports.
It was suggested that she should have a disc replacement operation, which she agreed to and which was carried out in 2003.
However, the patient claims that she has been left with nerve damage and mobility problems that she did not have before the operation and launched a legal battle for compensation.
"I was assured it would put things right, obviously it did not," the woman commented, adding that it has knocked her confidence and rendered her unable to work.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has now agreed an out-of-court settlement for a six-figure sum, but did not admit liability.
Clinical negligence occurs when a professional in the health service provides care that is judged to be below standard and this causes physical injury, death or distress.
Anyone affected should seek the advice of a legal representative.
Tags: Clinical Negligence, Confidence, Court Settlement, Disc Replacement, Evening Gazette, Figure Sum, Foundation Trust, Gazette Reports, Hartlepool, Health Service, Injury Death, Legal Representative, Mobility Problems, Nerve Damage, North Tees And Hartlepool Nhs, Six Figure, University Hospital Of North Tees, Woman
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September 23rd, 2008
A woman from the Midlands who suffered an unusual facial injury in a road accident has been paid compensation out of court.
Lisa Partington, 36, was waiting in a line of stationary traffic in her car when she was shunted from behind in a three-car collision in 2004.
The force of the impact caused her to be thrown forwards, which is when she became aware of pain in her mouth and face, the Sunday Mercury reports.
She was told by doctors that her injuries were due to bruising and would subside, but the discolouration and swelling did not go down and Ms Partington was referred to a facial injuries specialist.
Nerve damage was then diagnosed and Ms Partington was advised this would likely be permanent.
Ms Partington claims the damage, which causes her face to bruise and swell during hot and cold weather, has severely affected her quality of life, as well as forcing her to remain off work for two years.
She has now been paid compensation by the insurance firm of the driver she claims was responsible, although the firm did not admit liability.
"Although I am reminded of the accident every time I look in the mirror, I’m determined not to let it get me down and the compensation settlement means I can now look forward and hopefully move on," Ms Partington remarked.
Anyone injured in such an accident should seek legal advice as they could be eligible for compensation if it can be proved that another party was responsible for the incident.
Tags: Car Collision, Cold Weather, Discolouration, Doctors, Facial Injuries, Facial Injury, Facial Nerve, Forwards, Insurance, Insurance Firm, Legal Advice, Mercury, Mirror, Nerve Damage, Partington, Quality Of Life, Quot, Road Accident, Traffic, Woman
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