Pages On: Spine & Back Injuries
An injury to your back or spine can have a devastating effect on your life. From regular back pain to full paralysis, even the most minor injuries to the back can derail your life. Regardless of how the accident happened, if you weren’t at fault, you may be entitled to personal injury compensation.
Horse rider wins £7000 in compensation after fall due to faulty gate
Posted: 4 April 2016
Posted in: Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Sporting Injuries
A horse rider has won £7,000 in compensation after claiming that a gate on a public bridleway caused her horse to bolt. The rider fell from her horse leaving her with a fractured right shoulder and soft tissue damage to her chest, back and right leg. The gate, which was badly maintained, sprung back as she was passing through which subsequently caused her horse to bolt. The claimant’s husband had previously complained to the council about the gate, stating that it was in a frequently used public area, and that it…
Read MorePothole damage includes six-figure back injury claim
Posted: 28 October 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries
A recent Freedom of Information request has revealed that a total of £610,000 in compensation claims was filed against the Highland Council in the last six years because of potholes and poorly maintained pavements. One of the claims saw a member of the public awarded a six-figure payout after falling in February 2012 and suffering a severe back injury. Inverness Central councillor Richard Laird said that the council was “reaping what it sowed” after years of failing to adequately maintain the roads and pavements. It was found that of the…
Read MorePrison officer loses injury claim after training course accident
Posted: 16 May 2015
Posted in: Arm Injury, Neck Injuries, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A prison officer has been refused compensation after claiming for an injury suffered during a training course. Bernadette Smith, who worked for the private security firm Kalyx, was stationed at Addiewell Prison in West Lothian when the accident happened. She had been involved in a ‘mock riot’ training session when she was hit by a 12ft long plank of wood. She suffered injuries to her wrist, shoulder, back and neck. The training course was organised by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and took place on the 22 September 2010. Ms…
Read MoreStair lift worker awarded compensation for falling down steps
Posted: 4 August 2014
Posted in: Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A stair lift worker from Inverness has been awarded compensation after falling down a step. Kathryn Hay (45) won £2500, after she slipped from one step to another while measuring them during the installation of a stair lift. Ms Hay had been using an expandable meter stick when the accident happened in a house in Lossiemouth. One end of the stick began to fall while she was measuring, causing Ms Hay to reach out and grab it. This caused her to slide from one step to the one below. The accident caused Ms…
Read MoreAberdeen Firms Fined for Worker's Serious Fall Through Floor
Posted: 21 April 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Falls from Heights, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries
Two construction firms based in Aberdeen have been fined for serious safety failings after a worker fell and fractured his spine in several places.The worker had been replacing a floorboard over a hole in the first floor of a hotel in Aberdeen when he fell nearly four metres to the ground floor. Having suffered eight fractures and two broken ribs, he had to undergo physiotherapy to learn how to walk again and will have permanent damage to his lower back.Following in investigation into the incident, the Health and Safety Executive…
Read MoreParalysed artist pays £180 a week for care on NHS hospital ward
Posted: 31 March 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Medical Negligence, Spine & Back Injuries
A man who is paralysed from the neck down has to pay £180 a week to receive care on an NHS hospital ward after his living allowance benefit was cut. Edward Rainey (52) has suffered with paralysis since 1984 when he was involved in a swimming accident on holiday. Since the accident, Mr Rainey was able to live in his house in Pollock, Glasgow, but social workers have advised him to go into a care home, or lose his benefits. Edward Rainey is paralysed from the neck down and was “strongly…
Read MoreBack Injury Claims
Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries
If you have been injured in the last three years, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim compensation. The amount you are able to claim depends on the type and severity of your injury. Personal Injury Claims Aberdeen can help you get the compensation you are entitled to. Our compensation guide outlines the levels of compensation for some of the most common types of injury. Back Injury Compensation Back injuries encompass a wide spectrum of types of injury from the most severe such as paralysis, to…
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