On 31st July 2015, J was at work when she tripped on a cable which was trailing across the pathway. Following a trip to the hospital it was found J had broken her foot which has swelled and bruised. Given the accident was caused by negligence on the part of her...
Employer Liability
Employer Liability
Wet floor causes client to slip
In August 2015, Mrs slipped and fell on a wet floor whilst walking through the reception area at her place of work. The non-slip mat had been removed the day before the accident and not replaced. Subsequently Mrs W suffered a nasty fracture to her middle finger...
Success at Court for client injured at work
Miss C came to Russell Worth for advice following an accident at work which resulted in a nasty knee injury. Miss C was unloading milk from a cage, with a colleague, when she felt an excruciating pain in her left knee. Miss C had not been provided with adequate...
Slip at work results in back injury
On 14th May 2015, Mrs P was employed as a chef. On the day of the accident she walked into the kitchen, to turn the lights on, and slipped on oil which had been spilt on the floor. There were no warning signs in place nor had any attempt been made to clear up the...
Trip at work leaves client with sprained ankle
Mr H came to Russell Worth following a trip at work which caused him to sprain his ankle. There were several holes in the workplace floor which was in bad repair. Here at Russell Worth we wasted no time in notifying Mr H’s employers of his personal injury claim and it...
Fall from ladder results in painful neck and back injury
In January 2013, Mrs A was at work, up a ladder, in the store room picking stock. When she came back down the ladder Mrs A fell and injured herself on a cage which had been left on the warehouse floor and not put away as was normal procedure. AH, accident at work...
Accident in abattoir leaves client with nasty laceration to finger
When helping a colleague move an animal carcass J was shocked to receive a nasty cut to his finger. Unfortunately his colleague had failed to secure his knife in his harness as is standard practice when not in use and this resulted in J receiving a nasty injury. J...
Trip at work results in 6 month injury
Whilst at work, in the store room, Ms S got her foot caught in discarded strapping which had been left on the floor. Although Ms S managed to stop herself from falling, in doing so she sustained a soft tissue injury to her knee and groin. Ms S instructed Russell Worth...
Accident at work results in painful neck and shoulder injury
On 13th October 2015, M was at work as a Senior Care Assistant when she walked through a fire door and a cot bed side which was propped up against the wall on the other side of the door fell onto her head. M felt immediately nauseous from the blow although it was not...
Accident at work following fall from ladder
Mr C came to Russell Worth following an accident at work when he lost his footing whilst up a ladder and fell onto some machinery which had been left on the floor below him. This resulted in Mr C sustaining some nasty injuries including suspected broken ribs, cuts...