Pages On: Spine & Back Injuries

Holidaymaker requires stitches following aeroplane toilet incident

Posted: 24 April 2016

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Neck Injuries, Public Transport, Spine & Back Injuries

A 55-year-old holidaymaker from Forest Hall in Newcastle required 14 stitches to her head following a metal toilet cabinet falling on her head during a long-haul flight. The woman, who has remained unnamed, had been on holiday in Kuala Lumpur and was returning to Newcastle via Amsterdam when the accident occurred. The traveller, who passed out in the toilet, sustained injuries to her neck, back, coccyx and thigh.  She also required both internal and external stitches to her head. The airline, Dutch company KLM, denied liability however offered to pay compensation of…

Former HGV driver wins £225k compensation

Posted: 21 December 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A man has been awarded £225k in compensation after two GPs failed to spot the nerve damage that left him with limited mobility and in permanent pain. 54-year-old Martyn Wall, a former HGV driver from Marnhull near Sturminster Newton, suffered a back injury five years ago while repositioning road signs in a lorry. He suffered Cauda Equina Syndrome and irreversible nerve damage. Mr Wall blames his current condition on the two GPs that failed to recognise the severity of his injuries. He claims that the two Dorset GPs that saw…

British couple wins damages following accident abroad

Posted: 30 November 2015

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A couple who had been working abroad as freelancers in Ethiopia have been awarded compensation after being involved in a serious road traffic collision. The couple had been travelling as passengers when the vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with another car. Both suffered severe injuries in the accident, including head and spinal injuries, and required emergency care in Addis Ababa before being repatriated to the UK by air ambulance. The case was taken to the High Court where both the Ethiopian and American defendants accepted the jurisdiction of…

Welder awarded £500,000 for injuries

Posted: 2 March 2014

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A welder will never work again following the injuries he suffered when a metal jack collapsed under him and smashed his face. The 49-year-old man had been working for the Trafford Park based motor firm the Hulme Group, trying to weld two pieces of steel when the accident occurred. The subsequent injuries were so severe he must now spend the rest of his life wearing a plastic mask on the left of his face. He recently was awarded with half a million pounds in compensation. The welder required multiple operations following the accident…

National Trust not responsible for injury

Posted: 11 February 2014

Posted in: Falls from Heights, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

The National Trust has been declared not liable for the personal injuries suffered by a tree surgeon that had been working at Morden Hall Park in Surrey. Jamie Alexander Yates sued the trust for negligence after becoming paralysed following a 50ft fall from a tree. Mr Yates had been part of a team working on trees in the ground and suffered spinal injuries that have left him permanently paraplegic.  Mr Yates sued the trust under work at height regulations, claiming that they owed him a duty of care following the accident.…

21yo amazon worker left with ‘middle-age’ back pain

Posted: 30 December 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Repetitive Strain Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

21-year-old Rhys Owen has been left with chronic back pain, that he claims has aged him prematurely, after taking up a temporary position in an Amazon warehouse over Christmas.  Mr Owen was a keen footballer, playing twice a week, but now suffers with severe back problems after working eleven and a half hour shifts on the warehouse floor.  He is currently suing the internet giant, with Manchester solicitors warning that numerous staff members could be left in severe pain due to Amazon’s working conditions. Mr Owen, from Bedford, worked at…

Injured cyclist thanks first responder

Posted: 23 September 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

38-year-old cyclist Jenni Stewart has thanked a community first responder for his help after she took a terrible fall from her bike, leaving her with a severe back injury. The accident occurred when Ms Stewart and her partner Steve Smith were returning home from a 25-mile bike ride down Dalby Road in Leicester, and she was thrown over her handlebars while travelling at 26mph. After the fall, Ms Stewart crawled into the side of the road to avoid cars, when luckily, a motorist stopped.  Her partner said he heard a noise…

Spinal Injury Compensation

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

Spinal injuries are amongst the most severe personal injuries that can be suffered. Unlike general back injuries, any spinal injury compensation claim will result in a higher amount of compensation being payable than other types of personal injury claim. This means that it is even more important that you speak to our Manchester spinal injury compensation solicitors** if you or a loved one has suffered from an injury to the spine. Spinal Injury Accident Claims Injuries to the spine can arise from a number of different types of accidents, including…

Injured man receives £81,500 after horse was killed by car

Posted: 3 August 2013

Posted in: Knee Injury, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Sporting Injuries

Richard Clutterbuck has been awarded with £81,500 from an insurance settlement after being hit by a car when riding his horse along the roadside. Mr Clutterbuck’s suffered a fractured spine in the accident, yet his horse Linford died instantly. The horse was hit when a car attempted to overtake another car, which had slowed down to pass them. Mr Clutterbuck had been riding alongside his wife, Gillian, and her horse Poppy down Braybrooke Road, Great Oxendon, in August 2010. When realising that the car on the opposite side of the road was going…