Pages On: Hip Injuries
Hip injuries are not just problems for the elderly, damage to our hips can be caused by a myriad of accidents that can leave us immobile for a long time. A hip injury can lead to several other issues for a person, and restrict their ability to live and work. In the worst cases, a hip injury can leave someone wheelchair bound, but even minor ones can leave someone with little-to-no movement for a while. If you’ve suffered a hip injury, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim personal injury compensation.

Leg, Ankle, Foot, and Hip Injury Claims in Bristol
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Hip Injuries, Leg Injuries, Personal Injury
Call for accident claims in Bristol. If you have injured your hip, leg, ankle, foot, knee, or toes in an accident then you could be due personal injury compensation. Our friendly team of specialists will be able to quickly tell you whether you are eligible in just one phone call. We work on a strict no win no fee* approach as we believe everyone in Bristol should have access to the legal system and justice. We can help Bristol people claim compensation for the following types of injury claim. Ankle…
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Dangers of sloping train station platforms identified
Posted: 20 August 2014
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Public Transport
It has recently been identified by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) that the platforms of many train stations slope towards the tracks. A spokesperson from the branch said that the rail industry has not identified this as a problem, despite it having caused numerous accidents. With reports ranging from a child in a pushchair to a wheelchair user rolling onto the tracks, the majority of the reports laid the blame on the passengers involved. In September 2013 a baby in a pushchair had been left parallel to the track on…
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Did staff shortages cause patient to fall?
Posted: 20 December 2013
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Medical Negligence
After an 84-year-old man died after falling and breaking his hip at the Ramsey Unit in the grounds of Furness General Hospital last year, a coroner has ruled that the fatal fall was unpreventable. David Mole from Haverigg in southwest Cumbria died in July of last year after falling at an under-fire dementia care unit in Barrow. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued the unit with two warning notices regarding “chronic staff shortages” only last month. South Cumbria coroner, Ian Smith, however, argued that: “staffing levels were not what caused David…
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Company fined for worker's injuries
Posted: 18 April 2013
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Falls from Heights, Foot Injuries, Hip Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A self-employed roofer has been fined after an employee suffered major injuries falling through a skylight at a Nuneaton industrial estate. The employee was re-cladding the asbestos roof when he fell seven metres to the factory floor below. He fractured his pelvis, back and foot and was unable to work for several months. The self-employed roofer was responsible for the work and was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an investigation found he failed to do enough to prevent or mitigate the fall. He was fined £1,000…
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