Injuries Direct - Personal Injury Claims

A woman who was hit on the head with a cricket ball is seeking personal injury compensation in the sum of £39,250.

It was heard that mother of four was talking to the referee between matches during an indoor cricket match in London, when she was accidentally hit on the head by a cricket ball.

The unnamed woman’s solicitor has said that an outdoor cricket ball had been used during the indoor cricket match, although witnesses at the cricket match stated that a soft indoor ball was being used.

The woman has also alleged that she sustained concussion after the accident and that she is now suffering from severe headaches as a result. The woman has also claimed that she required reconstructive dental treatment as her jaw was also fractured.

The woman has started legal proceedings against all 4 cricket teams that had taken part in the indoor cricket match in a bid to receive £39,250 in personal injury compensation.

A member of the cricket club has commented on this compensation for injury claim and said:

“It is just common sense to take care that no one is going to hit you with a cricket ball. It is like when you cross the road, you look left and right.”

A man who sustained severe injuries which left him with severe brain damage after a road accident has finally been awarded over £4 million in personal injury compensation.

Mr Carl Hannay who is now 22 years old, was only 16 when the accident happened. It was heard that he was riding on his moped when he was hit from behind by a Jaguar XJ6 in Basingstoke almost 6 years ago.

Mr Hannay was struck with such an impact that the protective helmet he was wearing on his head flew off. This caused him to sustain severe head injuries when his head hit the road, resulting in severe brain damage.

Mr Hannay was left in a coma for over 6 weeks. He has still not made a full recovery from the injuries he sustained in the accident, and will need care for the rest of his life.

Carl’s solicitor, David Melville-Walker, said:

“This case has been a long, hard struggle from the date of the accident to the recent settlement because of the cataclysmic head and physical injuries to Carl. He needs support 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week and the cost of providing this is enormous. The family all realise they have a long hard road ahead, but we believe this award will cover his care costs for the rest of his life.”

A motorcyclist and his friend were left with severe personal injuries after a horrific motorcycle accident.

Mr Simon Powell and fellow biker friend, Mr Neil Auden, were involved in a collision. A legal case has taken place this month, where the judge found that Mr Powell had no responsibility for the injuries he and his friend sustained in the accident.

Mr Simon Powell from Stourbridge in the West Midlands sustained severe facial damage and was left with a seriously damaged eye. Mr Powell made a remarkable recovery, however his eye could not be saved and medical staff had to remove it.

During the court proceedings it was heard that both Mr Powell and Mr Auden had no memory of motorcycle accident and the cause was investigated by road accident investigators.

Judge Robert Nelson determined that Mr Neil Auden had braked unnecessarily and caused the accident.

Mr Powell commented on this horrific motorcycle accident:

“I am delighted by the judgement and Sir Robert Nelson’s finding that there was no fault at all on my part. My family and I can now move forward from this horrific accident which has had a life changing effect on our lives.”

The amount of personal injury compensation that Mr Simon Powell will receive has yet to be decided.

A woman who was about to be married and enjoy the most memorable day of her life was left with personal injuries and whiplash, after the horse and carriage taking her to the church bolted.

Sophie Clark was actually on her way to get married when the incident happened. She was riding in a horse drawn carriage to the church when the driver lost control as the horse decided to bolt. The driver and his assistant were thrown from the carriage and the horse ran for 2 miles at a speed of 35 miles per hour.

Sophie and her father, Mr Bob Clark, feared for their safety and their lives as the carriage was headed towards oncoming traffic. Sophie’s father pushed Sophie out of the carriage to safety and he later jumped from the out of control carriage.

Sophie sustained head and leg injuries, concussion and whiplash. She has now enjoyed a wedding without incident. She commented on her near-death experience and said:

“I’m so happy that this day has finally come. There was no chance I was going to arrive on a horse again. I don’t think I will ever go near a horse again.”

Now that Sophie finally had her dream day she is considering proceeding with a claim for whiplash.

Tameside council have been fined after a 4 year old boy suffered serious personal injuries due to poor risk assessment by the authority.

It was heard during court proceedings at Manchester Crown Court that the 4 year old boy was on a visit to Stamford Park with his nursery along with another 20 nursery children. The boy slipped down a water channel, when a tree impaled him.

The young boy sustained serious stomach injuries after he was swept 24 meters down the slipway, which he accessed due to not being supervised correctly.

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court and were fined £25,000 for compensation for injury and ordered to pay £23,565 court costs.

A Health and Safety Executive Inspector, Catherine Willars has commented on this terrible accident and said:

“Children as young as four years old were allowed to play away from an ‘agreed’ area, unsupervised, for lengthy periods.

“This resulted in a group of children trying to cross the water channel during which a young boy lost his footing at the edge of the running water, slipped and, with nothing to hold on to, fell 24m down a steep slope into a culvert filled with debris.”

“There is an obligation to protect vulnerable people from dangers.

“This was a serious incident that could have easily been avoided had simple, sensible precautions been taken by the nursery and the council.”

The council have now erected a 1.8 meter fence around the slipway, to prevent any further accidents from happening.

A company in Cheshire has been fined after one of their employees was killed due to a tragic accident in work.

The company, Townley Dyestuffs Ltd based in Tarporley, provide dye to the paper and textile industry. One of their employees, Mr Mark Kiveal, was crushed to death when a container of dye fell on him. It was heard that Mr Mark Kiveal was helping to unload 1.1 ton containers of dye using a forklift truck, when it fell from the forklift and crushed him to death.

Townley Dyestuffs Ltd appeared in court for the death of Mr Mark Kiveal, caused due to an accident at work. Townley Dyestuffs Ltd were fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £6,963 court costs, after they pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act, as they failed to provide a safe working environment for their employees.

A Health and Safety Executive Inspector, Mr Richard Clarke has commented on this fatal accident at work and said:

“This was a tragic accident that could have been prevented had a safe system of work been in place. The container had a specialist mechanism for emptying it, but an improvised method was used when the incident happened.”

A construction company based in Dundee has been fined a substantial amount of money after 2 of their workmen sustained serious personal injuries due to an accident at work.

It was heard that 2 men were working to cap a lift shaft and they moved concrete lintel which weighed 110 kilograms, and were using scaffolding to give them access. Part of the scaffolding was unstable causing the workmen to fall through a gap in the fourth floor and the lift shaft wall in the building they were working in.

One of the workmen fell over 10 meters and the other workman fell 2 meters. Both workmen missed landing on concrete lintel. However, they both sustained serious injuries due to this horrific accident at work.

The construction company was fined £10,000 for personal injury compensation at Dundee Sheriff Court, after they pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

An Inspector from the Health and Safety Executive, Murray Provan, has commented on this accident at work and said:

“This was a very serious incident which Sheriff McNair quite rightly identified as a possible double fatality. Gaps in the flooring of any workplace should be obvious to any reasonably diligent person.

“Falls from height continue to be the number one cause of fatal incidents in the construction industry in Great Britain and it is during refurbishment work, as in this project, that almost half of the fatal incidents occur.

“Competence, as highlighted in the recent Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, is the key to preventing such accidents, both in the management of site activities and in the individual worker possessing the skills and experience to complete the work properly and safely.”

The family of a teenager who was tragically killed due to an accident at work, have now commented on their feelings and ‘disgust’ about the fine that has been given to their son’s employers.

Mr Lee Mason, who was 17 years old, was working on a farm which was owned by RE Hill and Son. It was heard that Mr Lee Mason was dragged under a soil sifter whilst carrying out his daily duties at the farm.

After further investigation it is believed that this tragic accident at work occurred due to a breach in health and safety in the workplace, which is the responsibility of farmer Mr Roy Hill to ensure a safe working environment.

During the court proceedings it was heard how a vital protective guard on the machinery was missing and that Mr Lee Mason should not have operated the machinery on his own and without supervision.

The Judge fined Mr Roy Hill and his son Mr Michael Hill £7,500 because of this fatal accident at work and they were ordered to pay court costs of £2,000.

Mr Lee Mason’s Mother has commented on the tragic death of her son and has said:

“I am disgusted and I think the health and safety people have been treated disgustingly. I thought it would be a bigger fine to deter other people. Now people will think it doesn’t matter if you haven’t got a safety guard on your machine because you won’t get done for it. It is now clear that health and safety was non-existent and we were unaware of this.”

An investigation has been launched into the death of a man tragically killed due to an accident at work.

The workman, known as Michael Lahaza, who was 45 years old, from Ashton, was working at Autoy Ltd in Preston, where he had been employed for almost 30 years, when he became entangled in the machinery at the factory. Other workers became concerned when they found is car still at the premises. Mr Lahaza was later found dead by his work colleagues.

The police and the Health and Safety Executive are both carrying out a full investigation as to why this horrific accident at work occurred.

A friend of Mr Lahaza has commented on this tragic accident at work and said:

“I was absolutely shocked when I found out - I couldn’t believe it. Mick was a really, really nice bloke. He was a quiet bloke.

“He was a really good musician and guitarist.

“He loved blues and rock music and converted his loft into a recording studio. We would have paid to watch him. He looked like an old rocker with his pony tail.

“He helped anyone if he could and helped us when we were having our loft converted. He was also a really hard worker as an engineer.”

Bosses from Autoy Ltd have been unavailable to comment on this fatal accident at work.

A 50 year old man has died due to an accident at work at Newcastle International Airport.

Mr Keith Bainbridge, from Newcastle, was employed by the airport and was carrying out his duties on the main tarmac when the accident at work occurred. No one is sure how the accident occurred that tragically killed Mr Bainbridge.

The police and the Health and Safety Executive are carrying out a full investigation as to why this tragic accident happened. However, it is understood that there are no suspicious circumstances and there were no aircrafts involved.

The colleagues of Mr Bainbridge have now been informed of his death by the senior managers of Newcastle International Airport.

A spokesman from Northumbria Police has commented on this tragic accident at work and said:

“At 4.15am this morning, police were called to Newcastle International Airport following an incident, which resulted in the death of a 50-year-old man.

“Police are now carrying out an investigation in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive.”

A spokeswoman from Newcastle International Airport has said:

“Newcastle International Airport can confirm that at 4.15am an accident occurred on the apron, resulting in the fatality of a 50-year-old man who worked at the airport.

“An investigation is now being carried out by Northumbria Police and the Health and Safety Executive.

“Newcastle International Airport will cooperate fully with this investigation.

“Flights into and out of the airport are operating as normal.”