http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:00:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A 71 year old charity worker suffered a broken hip whilst shopping at her local Marks & Spencers, which required an eight day stay in the local hospital. Janet Morritt who works for the Macmillan Cancer Charity, was shopping in the store when she slipped after stepping in a puddle. The ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2846 A Darlington dustman narrowly escaped serious injury when he was crushed by his reversing wagon. The man was rendered unconscious when the wagon crushed him against a wall in Salisbury Terrace, Darlington. The man who has not been named was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital, where he required stitches to repair ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2843 A man who was involved in Britain’s nuclear test programme which took place over a fifteen year period from 1952 to 1967. Has discovered his health records are to be studied by the Government in the event of his death. David Whyte was shocked to discover he had been included in ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2837 A skier, who badly damaged his left leg while competing in a World Cup race in 2008, is to sue the hospital where he received treatment. Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger broke both his shin and fibula when he crashed during the World Cup event; the crash also caused major damage to ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2833 A young family from Hatfield in Hertfordshire were lucky to escape serious personal injury when their washing machine exploded. Clare Knight thought a bomb had gone off the night her Indesit washing machine blew up. The mother of two young daughters told the Welwyn Hatfield Times that she was watching TV ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2830 A scaffolding tower which collapsed at the Corsley show crashed into a mother trying to protect her young daughter, the Wiltshire Times is reporting. Sharlene McKenna was enjoying a day out at last years village show with her family when the twenty foot tower collapsed. Sharlene was holding her 14 month ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2827 Greater Manchester Police could be facing a hefty compensation claim after officers crashed a high powered sports car into two luxury gardens. The high powered 270 bhp Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII which can do 0-60mph in 4.8 seconds was confiscated from its owner in the early hours of the morning, when ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2824 A man, who suffered life changing injuries as a child, has written a book about his experiences. The Exeter Express and Echo are reporting. James Gardner, from Devon was involved in a car accident twenty three years ago, when he was only five years old. The accident happened on the M4 ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2821 A police officer who suffered personal injury apprehending a man in Birmingham is to sue the force for compensation. Richard Gardner had been in the police force for twelve years when he suffered injuries to his knees and back during a struggle with a man in Birmingham City Centre, the Birmingham ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2818 Concerns over the controversial MMR vaccination, have resurfaced after a teenager who requires round the clock care was awarded £90,000 compensation. Robert Fletcher, 18 of Golborne, near Wigan, had a severe convulsion 10 days after receiving the combined Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine, when he was just over a year old. ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/?p=2816