Pages On: Shoulder Injuries
An injured shoulder isn’t an easily sustained injury, but it can cause a cascade of issues in your neck, arms, back, and chest. The shoulder provides vital governance to our arms, and as such can render them all but immobile in the event of an injury. Whilst not life-threatening, a shoulder injury can cause lifetime discomfort and difficulty. This is why, when evaluating the compensation awards, the effect of the shoulder injury on to one’s life is considered, not just the initial accident. If you’ve suffered a shoulder injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim personal injury compensation.
Out of court settlement for care worker attacked five times
Posted: 1 May 2016
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Employer Negligence, Leg Injuries, Shoulder Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A carer, who was working in a residential children’s home in West Bromwich, has received an undisclosed amount of compensation from her employer after being attacked five times by the same resident. The carer, who had worked for the home for nine years and had opted to remain unnamed, was initially hit on the legs by a chair. She was struck so violently with the chair that a permanent dent was left on her leg. She reported the attack to her employers, believing that the assailant would be moved to a secure unit…
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Swansea council pays out £58k in personal injury claims
Posted: 25 January 2015
Posted in: Arm Injury, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shoulder Injuries
In the past three years alone, Swansea Council has paid out almost £60,000 to personal injury claimants. A total of seven claimants have suffered severe injuries after falling on the authority-owned property since April 2012. The figures were released following a Freedom of Information request, yet the council refused to provide information on the locations of the accidents because of commercial reasons. 2012/13 saw one claimant receive £5,585 after tripping on council property while another claimant was awarded £4,566 after slipping and injuring their shoulder and ribs. A further £8,509…
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Injured man pushed from train
Posted: 30 December 2014
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Knee Injury, Shoulder Injuries
An off-duty policeman that was recovering from a serious knee injury was pushed from a train as it pulled into a station. The man that pushed PC Stuart Steele was behaving in a drunk and disorderly manner when he assaulted the officer in October. 28-year-old Lee Martin Jones admitted assault and has since been placed on community order – under which he will be supervised for six months. The accident happened on 22 October as the off-duty officer was travelling on the Arriva Wales train from Shotton to Buckley. Mr Jones…
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Shoulder Injuries Compensation
Posted in: Personal Injury, Shoulder Injuries
The shoulder consists of three bones connected by ligaments, muscles and tendons which are susceptible to injury. The most common causes of shoulder injuries are road traffic accidents, sports injuries and accidents at work caused either by heavy lifting or slips, trips and falls. If you injure your shoulder in an accident that was not your fault then you should consider making a claim against the negligent party for your pain and suffering. The types of shoulder injuries you could claim for are: ligament or muscle damage, bruising, fractures, dislocations,…
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