Pages On: Arm Injury
An arm injury is usually not severe, unless you have to manage life without your arms. Arm breakages and fractures are very common forms of personal injury claims, where most make a full recovery. However, in the event of arm amputations, people can have their access to work and leisure completely removed, especially where suitable prosthetics are not available. If you’ve suffered an arm injury and aren’t at fault, you will probably be entitled to personal injury compensation.
Carer Wins Landmark Case After Slipping on Ice Getting to Work
Posted: 7 March 2016
Posted in: Arm Injury, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A landmark case has seen the Supreme Court upheld a personal injury claim after a care worker was injured when she slipped on ice on her way to the home of a terminally ill woman. The ruling could have a severe impact on employers, as the case involved a woman obtaining an injury when on her way to work. Miss Kennedy seriously injured her wrist after a slip on icy conditions, with the Supreme Court ruling that her company, Cordia, was duty-bound to provide equipment to staff if they could…
Read MoreHand Injury Compensation - How Much Can I Claim?
Posted in: Hand Injuries, Personal Injury
A hand injury, be it to the wrist or fingers, can severely impede an affected person. It can become difficult to complete standard everyday tasks and work. When we calculate your level of compensation, we factor in all the ways in which the accident has affected you. Call us today on 01418 465 957 to get an accurate of how much your hand injury claim could be worth. What are Common Causes of Hand Injury? A common cause of these injuries is repetitive work place action such as typing. Even slips, trips…
Read MoreArm Injury Claims - How Much Compensation Can I Claim?
Posted in: Arm Injury, Personal Injury
An Arm Injury, as well as elbow injuries, can be very common but can be catastrophic for the person affected. An injury to this area of the body could prevent the sufferer from returning to the work they did before they were injured. There may be difficulties taking part in a social life and significant adjustment may have to be made to the sufferer’s life. If you’ve suffered an arm injury and it wasn’t your fault, speak to our solicitors for no win, no fee* claim advice on 01418 465 957. What…
Read MoreGlasgow Company Fined After Hand Injury
Posted: 17 November 2015
Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Finger Injuries, Hand Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A packaging and printing company based in Glasgow has been fined £40,000 after a worker severely injured his hand when using machinery. The long-term employee suffered horrific injuries after his right hand got pulled into an embossing and foiling machine he was working on. The Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that the worker had been attempting to prevent the machine from jamming, but could not prevent his hand from being drawn into the machine. As a result of the injury, the worker suffered severe lacerations to his hand and was taken…
Read MoreAyrshire Recycling Firm in Court Over Employee Losing Arm
Posted: 8 October 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury, Faulty Work Equipment, Workplace Injuries
A waste recycling firm in Ayrshire was in court today (6 October) after safety failings resulted in a worker losing his arm. Steven Dawson was an agency worker who was working as a line supervisor for Lowmac Alloys Ltd, in Irvine when the workplace accident occurred. His left arm was severed at the shoulder whilst he was clearing a conveyor belt blockage on 8 February 2011. The case was heard at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, where it was described that Mr Dawson was alerted to a problem with the conveyor belt…
Read MoreGlasgow Company Sentenced After Employee’s Fall
Posted: 6 June 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury, Employer Negligence, Falls from Heights, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A firm of contractors in Glasgow was fined at Glasgow Sheriff Court earlier this week (4 June 2014) in relation to Health and Safety failings that caused an employee to fall five metres through a roof light. David Jack, aged 53 at the time of the workplace accident, was sub-contracted to work in his capacity as a painter and decorator when he fell through a fibreglass roof light. He suffered a cut leg requiring stitches, a blunt force abdominal injury and his wrist was sprained. These injuries resulted in an…
Read MoreCompany Held Accountable for Employees' Permanent Nerve Damage
Posted: 9 May 2014
Posted in: Hand Injuries, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Workplace Injuries
A firm has been fined for failing to protect its workers from exposure to high levels of hand arm vibration (HAV) resulting in permanent vibration-related conditions and health issues. Babcock Flagship Ltd hadn’t properly assessed the vibration risks faced by staff carrying out ground maintenance at a naval base in Cornwall and failed to implement controls to limit exposure to machinery such as hedge cutters and strimmers. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that employees could regularly work eight hours a day using the same tools, which aggravated their…
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