Bradford Personal Injury Blog

Stuntman airlifted to hospital after motorcycle accident

Posted: June 10, 2014

Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents Public Place Accidents Workplace Injuries 

A stuntman was airlifted to hospital on Saturday after his performance at the Royal Cornwall Show didn’t go to plan.  The motorcycle stuntman, Ken Fox, had to be airlifted to Derriford Hosptial in Plymouth after falling from the top of the cylindrical track during a “wall of death” performance. With the Royal Cornwall Show seeing […]

How is war veteran limb-loss compensation calculated?

Posted: June 4, 2014

Posted in: Arm Injury Armed Forces Injuries Leg Injuries Workplace Injuries 

The UK currently provides medical care, physical therapy and the necessary prosthetics for military servicemen injured in the line of duty. The UK, and the US, also provides compensation to veterans who have lost a limb; however, the question is frequently asked, how are these compensation rates determined? Meagan Lutz, a public affairs specialist with the […]

Will ambulance cuts put “lives at risk”?

Posted: May 29, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

A trade union has warned that the North West’s plan to cut ambulance services could put “lives at risk”. The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) aims to save millions of pounds a year by cutting the number of vehicles on the road. They aim to achieve this by withdrawing many of the vehicles operating a night, in […]

Heinz worker has hand sliced off by unguarded machine

Posted: May 19, 2014

Posted in: Employer Negligence Faulty Work Equipment Hand Injuries Workplace Injuries 

The food giant Heinz has been fined after an engineer had his hand sliced off by a potato-peeling machine. The worker suffered “life-changing injuries” in the accident that could easily have been avoided at the Heinz factory in Norfolk. 49-year-old Alec Brackenbury had been servicing the machine at the company’s Westwick plant in Worstead when the […]

Border staff receive £20k repetitive strain injury compensation

Posted: May 12, 2014

Posted in: Neck Injuries Repetitive Strain Injury Shoulder Injuries Workplace Injuries 

Recent figures have revealed that border workers are claiming thousands of pounds in compensation every year for repetitive strain injuries. It has been found that dozens of staff are suing the Home Office with claims of injury caused by leaning out of the windows to check passports in France. This follows a compensation payout made to […]

Holidaymaker sues Thomas Cook over cholera claim

Posted: May 3, 2014

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad Food Poisoning 

A holidaymaker is suing travel company Thomas Cook after he contracted cholera while on holiday in Tunisia. Tim Warner, from Telford, said he fell ill while staying in a hotel in September, thinking it was only a stomach bug.  However, when he returned to the UK, a doctor informed him that he had contracted cholera. […]

NHS 111 call handling failings

Posted: April 25, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

The chief executive of The South Western Ambulance Service has admitted to failings surrounding the handling of 111 calls.  He said the service has “failed to deliver the performance required”, particularly in the handling of weekend calls.  In one week alone, nearly 900 people seeking non-emergency advice in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset abandoned their […]

Policeman wins £9,000 for pothole fall

Posted: April 20, 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 […]

Car driver survives 80ft cliff fall

Posted: April 13, 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

A motorist has survived an 80ft cliff fall after his car slid from the road and into the sea near Brighton. The man managed to free himself from the submerged vehicle and swam back to the rocks with only minor injuries. The 33-year-old said that he was lucky to have missed the Undercliff promenade during the […]

Ambulance attacks not always recorded

Posted: April 5, 2014

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Workplace Injuries 

Union officials have stressed that many ambulance attacks are going unrecorded as staff are unable to use the computer recording system. The South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said that 104 members of staff were attacked on duty between February 2013 and January 2014.  Unison, however, claims that this figure is inaccurate as only […]