Pages On: Hip Injuries
Hip injuries are not just problems for the elderly, damage to our hips can be caused by a myriad of accidents that can leave us immobile for a long time. A hip injury can lead to several other issues for a person, and restrict their ability to live and work. In the worst cases, a hip injury can leave someone wheelchair bound, but even minor ones can leave someone with little-to-no movement for a while. If you’ve suffered a hip injury, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim personal injury compensation.
Hip Pelvis Injury - How Much Compensation Can I Claim?
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Personal Injury
A pelvis or hip injury can seriously impede a person’s mobility and in the most extreme cases can make walking or standing impossible. These injuries can affect the organs and joints that surround the hip and pelvis. Loss of continence or sexual function can have a devastating impact upon the sufferer’s life. If you’ve suffered a hip injury, contact our solicitors on 01418 465 957 to get a no win, no fee* compensation estimate. What are the Most Common Causes of Hip Injury? Injuries to the hip and pelvis are most commonly…
Read MoreSalvage firm fined after mechanic seriously crushed
Posted: 7 March 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Faulty Work Equipment, Hip Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A vehicle salvage firm in Stalybridge has been fined over multiple safety failings after a car weighing more than half a tonne fell from a forklift truck, crushing a young mechanic underneath. The 22-year-old suffered severe injuries including broken bones in his back and ribs, a fractured pelvis and a partially collapsed lung. The firm was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an investigation found the forklift truck was not safe to use, and the employee had been allowed to climb under the car while it was…
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