We handled a case earlier this year, with an employee making an injury claim due to an accident within his workplace; he worked as a Warehouse Operative, and tripped on a box which had been erroneously placed on the ground in a walkway. When he fell, he struck his knee on a wooden pallet. In…
Mr P of Mansfield, Notts was working as a joiner fitting bedroom furniture, heavy duty wardrobes, beds and bedside cabinets when the accident occurred. Mr P was working alongside two agency workers carrying wardrobes into a room. The two labourers were carrying one end of the wardrobe and Mr P on the other. The two…
Mr H of Sheffield was working as a security office and patrolling the external areas of his workplace when he noticed a barrier gate was stuck in an elevated position. Mr H reported the fault to the operations room and went to inspect the barrier. As he placed his left hand on the barrier, it…
Mr G sustained injury at work whilst driving a Four Way Reach Truck. The yard area in which the truck drove over was potholed and defective. The truck drove over potholes in a traffic route, causing Mr G to jolt and sustain an injury to his back. Mr G suffered increasing and progressive pain to…
Mrs B was on holiday at Caravan Park in Newquay, she normally resides in Rotherham. She visited the onsite cafeteria and, in the process of leaving, sustained serious injury. Mrs B had tripped over a rippled and raised piece of carpet on her approach to the door. There was also a slight ramp leading towards…
ASD acted for Mr. W who was diagnosed as suffering pleural thickening, an asbestos related condition. Prior to contacting ASD Mr. W had waited 2 years following his diagnosis. Fortunately, Mr. W was still within the 3 year limitation period and as such ASD were able to assist. ASD obtained Mr. W’s medical records and…
ASD Solicitors recently acted for an employee who was the victim of a prank at work that went disastrously wrong. Mr A, a mechanic in Doncaster, suffered a fracture to his cervical spine when a colleague within the workshop came up from behind and pulled his neck back with great force. This so-called ‘whiplash’ was…
ASD Solicitors recently acted for a HGV driver who slipped from the back of a wagon while working for a local haulage company: Hargreaves Transport. Unfortunately Mr W suffered a fracture to his hip after he fell due to the lack of hand grabs to the rear of his employer’s trailer. Liability was denied and…
Ask most people what an occupational therapist is and they will probably answer, ‘someone who helps people with their occupation’. Yet they usually do not know what this means. I work with occupational therapists (OTs) who assist people who have suffered injury or illness and need support to lead independent, productive and satisfying lives. They…
ASD Solicitors assisted a Sheffield client who was injured at work. Mr Smith was briefly knocked out when he struck his head on a defective horizontal bar, outside of his place of work. Initially, Mr Smith complained of a neck injury but in the weeks following the accident suffered a range of symptoms including dizziness,…