If this is not a lesson learnt, then I do not know what is…

T & D Galvanising Ltd were found to have breached the duty of care owed to their employee, Mr Ali Zada, who sadly suffered severe injuries to his leg and foot in June 2015.

On the day in question, Mr Zada was lifting wires that were tied around a bundle of mesh panels, when the overheard crane snapped on one side which caused the mesh panels to swing down and hit his leg.

Mr Zada suffered fractures to his leg and foot.
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Health and safety in the workplace is so, so important. Getting it right and wrong can literally be the difference between life and death…

In this employer’s negligence case, an employee of Cornish Construction Company, Roger Daw, tragically had both his legs amputated after he was crushed by a dumper truck during the course of his employment.

A truly horrifying incident.
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The Care Quality Commission published a report this year on a care home in Derbyshire where it was found that the care home residents had suffered neglect in the form of not being fed properly; being locked in the home; and not receiving medication.

Gresley House Residential care home in Derbyshire was deemed inadequate and required improvements based on the report findings of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The report found that resident’s health and wellbeing were at risk, with one person sustaining an injury from a fall that happened sometime during the night.

Appallingly, the resident was not found till 7am the next morning.
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A 32-year-old man sustained severe injuries after falling five metres through a roof he was working on.

His employers, the Richardson Roofing Company Limited (RRCL), were found to be liable for his injuries and losses, and were fined £200,000 for not providing adequate safety measures for their employee.

This was a serious incident indeed, and it was entirely preventable.
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Depending on a patient’s age, or any medical condition they may have, hospitals have a duty to ensure that risk assessments are carried out to properly care for the vulnerable, and those who are at risk of falling over.

A fall for a vulnerable patient can have serious consequences depending on their age and medical condition. In fact, they can ultimately lead to deaths…

Hospitals should have steps in place to ensure that the risk of a fall is minimal, and that they have done everything they can to ensure this. If they fail to do this, they can be rightly liable for a personal injury claim.
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Personal injury compensation is awarded to someone who has been involved in an accident that was not their fault. Those that have been injured due to someone else’s negligence can generally recover two things: general damages, and special damages.

General damages are to compensate for any pain, suffering, or loss amenity due to the injury. Special damages covers expenses and future losses that a person will incur directly because of the incident. This can include travel expenses, clothing, loss of earnings etc…

This financial settlement is meant to help those who have suffered an injury to get their life back on track, or as near as, before the injury happened. So how do we calculate a claim for a broken arm, for example?
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In November 2015, at Quantum Exhibitions and Displays Ltd in Hipperholme, a 26 year old worker broke his right leg tibia and fibula bones, suffered burns on his right hand, and sustained an open fracture of the index finger on the same hand.

All very nasty injuries.

This was due to a three tonne vibrating road roller that the worker was using sliding down a steep incline and trapping him underneath.
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Tata Steel has been fined as two workers suffered hand injuries on two separate incidents involving machinery.

A 52-year-old employee lost part of his little finger when his left hand was caught in an inadequately guarded machine while undergoing refresher training. A 25 year old employee also lost two thirds of his left hand and his middle and ring fingers while trying to unblock a steel tube manufacturing line that also did not have suitable guarding. These were two separate incidents.

Such incidents should not be occurring in a well established firm like Tata Steel, and the result is significant fines for clear health and safety failings.
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Foodles Production (UK) Ltd have pleaded guilty to failing to protect actors and workers on set following an incident where Hollywood actor Harrison Ford suffered a broken leg and other injuries. Harrison Ford was struck by a metal door on the set of the Millennium Falcon on the 12^th June 2014 at Pinewood Studios.

The actor believed that the structure was inactive and so walked underneath it – but it was remotely operating which meant it ended up pinning the actor to the ground, resulting in his broken leg. The accident posed a risk of death, and if an emergency stop had not been activated, then it could have killed somebody.

Harrison Ford became trapped under the closing metal-framed door which had a weight comparable to that of a small car.
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Orthopaedics is commonly the treatment of bones, joints, tendons, muscles, ligaments, and cartilage. These are all elements that make up the musculoskeletal system.

Musculoskeletal injuries can affect anyone of any age, and can include:

• Spinal injuries
• Hip replacements
• Fractures
• Knee replacements
• Infections and bone tumours
• Conditions from birth

All treatment and operations carry risk, and while most treatments are successful, mistakes can be made due to human error which can have a detrimental effect on a person’s life by causing ongoing suffering.
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