Accidents at Work

A man who was almost blinded after an accident at work has won an undisclosed amount in damages. Trevor Watson, 42, was working as a drainage engineer. He was instructed to take his truck to a hydraulic specialist because of a blockage in its jetting...

A former professional jockey who was injured while working on an equestrian farm has won £22,000 in compensation. Jeffery Kear was working as an equestrian facilities manager at Stockland Lovell, near Bridgwater in Somerset. He had only been employed...

A textile factory employee who suffered a serious wrist injury when he slipped at work has won £40,000 in an out-of-court settlement. The man, who is in his 60s, slipped on fluid that had leaked from a textile printing machine. He fell backwards and...

A former BBC Radio Leeds DJ has won compensation for injuries he sustained during a charity stunt. Alex Belfield, 31, was doing a live broadcast in support of Children in Need when he was unexpectedly tackled by two Bradford Bulls rugby league players. He...

A machine operator who strained his groin while lifting a box in the factory where he worked has won £20,000 in compensation. Barry Lester, 64, was injured while working at the Ford factory in Dagenham. He was trying to lift a box from the top of a...

A maintenance operative who was injured after falling from steps erected out of scaffolding has won £44,000 in compensation. The unnamed man, 45, was carrying equipment down the steps when he lost his balance. One of the steps had not been properly...

Eight Jobcentre employees have won a total of £12,600 in compensation after being exposed to toxic fumes at work. The workers were exposed to a highly toxic chemical called Xylene. Contractors working on a footpath outside the Jobcentre had spilled a...

A compensation settlement has been agreed in the case of a factory worker whose colleague leapt onto him at work, resulting in him suffering serious back injuries. William Jones, 46, was bending down to pick up a tool when a colleague jumped onto his back...

Compensation has been awarded to an ex-Royal Marine who  suffered brain injuries after being involved in a vehicle accident during a training exercise. Steward Daglish, 39, was a passenger in a 4x4 vehicle taking part in exercises in Scotland when the...

A boatyard worker who suffered brain damage in a workplace fall has been awarded a compensation settlement worth £7.2 million. Kevin Cleightonhills, who was 21 at the time of the accident, was working at a boatyard on the Isle of Wight. He was...

A nurse who injured her back whilst treating an overweight patient has won her claim for compensation in the High Court. Linda Andrew, 56, was attending the patient, who weighed more than 20 stone, in his own home in order to change the dressings on ulcers...

A street cleaner whose little finger was injured while he was clearing rubbish from the garden of a council house in Hull has won the right to compensation. Steven Threlfall, 45, was injured when a sharp object in a bin bag severed the artery and nerve in...

An agricultural worker has been awarded a compensation settlement of £71,000 after his leg became caught in a potato harvesting machine, resulting in serious injuries. Stephen Hyndman, 28, was carrying out seasonal work for an agricultural contractor...

An ambulance service worker has agreed a settlement of £6,000 in compensation after he fell down a flight of steps at work. The man was going down some steps into the garage where his ambulance was parked when he slipped on a cup of coffee, which had...

A construction worker has won a compensation settlement of £600,000 after his arm was partially severed in an accident at work. The man was working on a construction site where a JCB digger was in use. The driver was having difficulty releasing the...

A man who was left permanently disabled by a workplace accident has been awarded £50,000 compensation for his injuries, in addition to the owner of the business he worked for being fined. Gary Hounsome was injured while he was helping to unload...

A worker who slipped in flooded toilets has won an undisclosed sum in compensation. The man worked at a community centre and went to investigate a problem in the toilets. Someone had put the plugs in the washbasins and left the taps running and water had...

A man who suffered permanent eye damage in a workplace accident has won compensation from his employer. Phillip Heeney, 25, was helping a colleague move a drum of acid when the accident happened. As they were removing the lid, the acid splashed into Mr...

A man who suffered a broken leg in a workplace accident has agreed a £17,500 compensation settlement. The man was using overhead lifting gear to turn over a metal plate weighing approximately one and a half tonnes when the accident occurred. He was...

A rail worker whose wrist and arm were fractured in an accident at work has won £32,000 in damages. The unnamed man was injured when a cleaner lost control of a floor cleaning machine. The machine ran into one of his colleagues, who collided with some...

A welder who suffered a serious brain injury in a tragic workplace accident has won the right to compensation at the High Court. The accident happened when Mark Downs, 39, was walking along a designated walkway on the factory floor where he worked for Hadee...

A man whose back was seriously injured in a warehouse accident has won £25,000 in compensation. The man was using an order picking truck when the accident happened. His vehicle was stationary when one driven by a colleague smashed into him, resulting...

A police civilian worker who was shot during a firearms safety demonstration has won a six-figure sum in compensation. Keith Tilbury, 56, a 999 control room operator at the Thames Valley Police Headquarters in Oxfordshire, was attending a demonstration by a...

An electrical engineer who had his leg amputated below the knee after an accident at work has won £450,000 in compensation. Keith Waring was working up a 13-foot ladder removing external cabling from the side of a house when the accident happened. The...

A recent case serves as a stark reminder to haulage firms that do not take the health and safety risks posed by hazardous weather conditions seriously. An HGV driver suffered serious injuries when his lorry was blown over in high winds and, as a result, has...