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Workplace fall sees civil servant gaining substantial compensation
Posted: 22 March 2016
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A 43-year-old civil servant from Surrey has been awarded substantial damages following an accident at work. The employee, who has opted to remain unnamed, had a fall at her workplace at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), leaving her having to undergo three operations to her ankle after the fall. A hearing has heard that the worker, from Thornton Heath, has been left with a permanent injury to her ankle, which will more than likely require more surgery in the future. The civil servant has been left with a…
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Over half a million paid out by police force
Posted: 25 August 2014
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Asbestos Exposure, Criminal Injury and Assault, Faulty Work Equipment, Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A total of £589,000 has been paid out in compensation and legal fees by West Midlands Police in 2013/14. Among the 26 personal injury claims made against the force, officers injured during personal safety training exercises made up three of the successful claims. On top of this, other successful claimants included those who had injured themselves moving furniture, tripping in a hole in the office floor and falling from a faulty office chair. Of the half a million paid out, £328,100 was paid in compensation, and £260,900 was paid to…
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Almost half a million to council staff
Posted: 28 May 2014
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
In the last two years, just under half a million pounds of compensation has been paid out to East and West Sussex County Council staff. In 2012 and 2013, East and West Sussex County Councils paid-out £472,973 in compensation to injured employees. One payout of £23,000 by West Sussex County Council went to a teacher who slipped on a puddle in a school corridor, suffering serious ligament damage. A spokesperson from the WSCC said that the council did originally fight the claim, but the court ruled them responsible for the accident, and…
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