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Council pays out £3k to employee who tripped over

Posted: 15 August 2015

Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

It has been revealed, following a Freedom of Information request, that Sandwell Borough Council has paid out over £300,000 in compensation to employees in a three-year window, including £3,000 to an employee that tripped over a traffic cone. The data revealed that several payouts were made between January 2012 and December 2014, ranging from fall injuries to asbestos-related illnesses. Of the £328,067 paid-out in compensation for injuries and illnesses, one of the largest packages went to an employee following asbestos-exposure. The worker received damages of £28,616. Another employee received £1,000 for…

Policeman wins £9,000 for pothole fall

Posted: 20 April 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

A policeman has been awarded £9,000 in compensation after tripping on a pothole in a station car park in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The Sussex officer, who remains unnamed, is one of many who have claimed compensation from the force for a work-related injury. This follows a Freedom of Information request which found police officers to be claiming thousands of pounds in compensation for minor injuries every year. The officer injured her ankle after tripping in February 2011, and was awarded compensation through an out-of-court settlement. Other pending cases include an…

Police officer receives compensation for dog attack

Posted: 31 March 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Foot Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

A Sussex police officer has been awarded compensation after a dog bit him while on duty. Figures were recently released as part of a Freedom of Information Act request, which detailed the claims made by Sussex Police over the last three years. Alongside the dog bite, another officer received compensation for slipping on a wet floor, and a third officer contracted hepatitis A. One officer was awarded with compensation for a bullet-casing burn, receiving £500 compensation after the claim was settled out of court. The incident happened in Gatwick in January of…

Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food temporarily closed for workplace safety check

Posted: 30 June 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

Jamie Oliver’s project ‘Ministry of Food’ in Rotherham has been temporarily closed down after concerns regarding health and safety. Rotherham Borough Council has closed the centre after a member of staff fell on a broken step. The missing stair nose had been repeatedly reported to bosses, but nothing had been done to fix it. The council said that “a full survey of the premises” is now under way.  Reactive rather than proactive The GMB union are concerned that an investigation only began because of the accident, not as a mechanism to prevent…

Office Injuries in Bradford

Posted in: Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

If you have been in an accident at work, within your office premises, you may be eligible for compensation. You will need to get in touch with our personal injury solicitors** for Bradford and ask for legal guidance to go about making the claim. If your claim is successful, you may receive financial compensation to cover the cost of treatment for any injuries you may have suffered during the accident in your office. You may also receive a compensation equivalent of the loss of earnings you might have suffered. Accident Claims Bradford…