Work Accident Case Study
Printing caused a Dislocated Knee
The claimant was working as a printer in an area with ten printers, some of which had mats in front of them. The floor underneath the mats was grey-painted concrete and it's understood that the mats were to protect the paint from wear, tear and spillages. The claimant had turned to put some printed paper on a table behind him. As he was turning back to the machine to reload it, he caught his foot in the matting causing his foot and knee to remain still while he continued to turn. As a consequence the claimant dislocated his knee.
As a result of the accident the claimant dislocated his knee. Initially his knee was put in a half cast and then a full cast for a total of 6 weeks. As well as a knee operation, the claimant had physiotherapy and follow-up scans to check his knee was not going to have any long term damage. He was unable to work for six weeks and had to return to lighter duties while undergoing treatment for his knee injury.
One of our Accident Compensation Solicitors began a personal injury claim against the claimant's employer. The accident was witnessed by colleagues. Prior to the accident, there had been complaints about the state of the mats, which had caused people to trip over them. After the accident, the mat the claimant caught his foot in was discovered to have been torn.
The employer accepted liability and the claimant was awarded £3000 in injury compensation for his knee. Our Accident Compensation Solicitors also recovered costs of medical treatment, scans and physiotherapy.
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