Trips, Slips and Falls

An experienced scaffolder who sustained severe injuries in a 40-foot fall has won a £90,000 compensation settlement. Trevor Cox, 43, had worked as a scaffolder for 20 years and had never had an accident before. He had just started dismantling...

A woman who was off work for several months after she tripped in the street has been awarded £12,000 in compensation for her injuries. The unnamed woman was on her way home from the town centre when she tripped over a kerb stone that had fallen below...

A student who suffered horrific brain injuries after falling 20 feet onto a concrete surface has won the right to compensation. Jonathan Harvey was a student at Southampton University when the accident happened. He had been out drinking with friends and had...

A woman who slipped on some spilt food in a restaurant has won £11,500 in damages. The unnamed woman was a spectator at a sporting event when the accident happened. She had bought some food in the restaurant area and was walking away from the counter...

An expectant mother who injured her back when she tripped on a loose carpet tile at work has won £9,000 in compensation. Andrea Swales, 39, was almost five months pregnant when the accident happened at the office where she worked as an HM Revenue and...

A refuse collector whose shoulder was badly damaged after he tripped on a raised paving slab has achieved a settlement of £57,000 in compensation. Alan Shambrook, 55, was collecting recycling boxes when he tripped and fell heavily, injuring his left...

A farmer’s wife, whose leg was permanently injured when she fell down a hole at a ‘safety awareness day’ for agricultural workers, has received £25,000 in compensation from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Tania Foster was...

An engineer from Kent whose right arm was severely injured after it was pulled into a bottle-making machine has received £50,000 in compensation. David Cotterrill, 29, was dragged into the machine by his shirt after he slipped on a pool of water and...

A bank cashier has won compensation after she fractured her ankle at work when she fell down a step. Jackie Edwards had been seconded to a different branch of Lloyds TSB from the one where she usually worked. She was carrying two metal boxes from the safe...

A primary school caretaker has been awarded £6,700 in compensation after she slipped on a spillage and fractured her ankle. Jean Simpson, who was 58 at the time of the accident, was walking across the dining room floor of the school when she slipped....