Accidents can happen at any time in any place and a lot of people seem to suffer accidents at work. UNICEF has just released figures which show that they have paid over £27 million to members for accidents suffered at work during 2010.
The accident compensation was paid to victims for trips and car crashes [...]
Accident & Injury Claims and Compensation
UNICEF release compensation figures related to accidents at work
The importance of health and safety at work
A man has been awarded injury compensation following an accident that he suffered at work. The company that he was working for have admitted breaking health and safety regulations and as a result they have been told to pay accident compensation to the victim, amounting to £5000. The company will also have to pay costs [...]
Reducing accidents on the roads
Although accident compensation can help victims to get their lives back to normal, it does not stop similar accidents from happening to other people. If a road is considered an accident blackspot, then some would argue that it’s more productive to address the problem than to simply rely on accident compensation to resolve the problem. [...]
Potholes still causing problems
Although the costs might not be quite as high as they were last year, some councils are still facing huge costs because of the damage caused by the potholes in the roads.
In fact, Glasgow City Council is preparing for a huge increase in compensation claims made against them because of the potholes.
Last year, [...]
Man falls down lift shaft
A man could make a compensation claim after he fell down a lift shaft in a luxury apartment block. The accident happened while the man was delivering kitchen units to some new properties in the building.
The man stepped backwards into an open lift shaft and fell to the floor below, falling 30 feet. As [...]
Four workers lose their life following accident
Some accidents can leave the victim with serious injuries or health issues and this is when victims may choose to launch a compensation claim.
But unfortunately there are some accidents that can result in death and when this happens, it is the families of the victim who might receive accident compensation for their loss.
This [...]
Delivery driver awarded £500,000 in accident compensation
A man has just been awarded compensation after he suffered an accident at work. The man launched a compensation claim after he fell from a van while he was carrying out his job.
The accident happened while the man was delivering some goods in a hired vehicle that he was not familiar with. The worker [...]
Cyclist wins accident compensation
A cyclist who was involved in an accident, has just been awarded £7000 for the injuries she sustained. The cyclist crashed into a pothole while she was on her way to work and she was thrown over her bike handlebars onto the floor.
The impact caused her to fracture her jaw in two places and [...]
Bus passengers could make a compensation claim
There could be several accident compensation claims launched following a bus accident which left passengers injured.
Some passengers had to be taken off the bus on a stretcher when the accident happened at rush hour in Cardiff. There were five passengers who had to receive treatment at the scene and three were walking wounded.
The [...]
Astronaut misses space mission because of accident
Some road accidents not only result in personal injuries and damage to properties, they can also make a huge difference to your entire life.
This is the case for one man who was involved in a cycling accident which means that he cannot now fulfil his dream of going into space, even though he completed [...]
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