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Bartletts specialist personal injury solicitors in Wrexham recently helped an elderly gentleman who tripped over in a department store make a claim for compensation for personal injuries against the store.

The 75-year-old man was shopping in his local department store when he tripped over a stock trolley which a staff member had left in the aisle.  The member of staff was replacing stock on the shelves but had neglected to ensure the trolley was in a safe place, instead leaving it dangerously hidden around a corner.

Unfortunately, the gentleman did not spot the trolley until it was too late and tripped over it, falling to the floor.  The man injured his wrist in the fall and was left with bad bruising to his face.  He was taken to hospital where his wrist was x-rayed and he was administered pain relief.

By the time the gentleman came to see our expert personal injury solicitors in Wrexham, the damage to his wrist and face had settled, with no permanent or ongoing damage.

As the department store staff had not followed health and safety regulations, and this had led to the gentleman’s injury, our lawyer helped the pensioner make a claim against the store for compensation for personal injuries and compensation for care and assistance.

Bartletts personal injury solicitors in Chester recently helped an elderly lady secure compensation for personal injuries after she was thrown into a metal bar on a single decker bus.

Many accidents happen on buses in the UK that do not involve any other vehicles.  In these cases, the bus itself receives no damage, but passengers can still suffer serious injuries, particularly if drivers do not ensure all passengers are safe before setting off.

This was the case for one 83-year-old lady who was making a journey on a single decker bus.  The woman had just got onto the bus and decided to take a seat on the sideways facing folding seat behind the driver.  As she went to sit down, the driver suddenly pulled away, throwing the woman forwards.  She struck the left side of her forehead on the metal bar adjacent to the wheelchair area, smashing her glasses, then fell into the aisle of the bus.

The lady, who was in considerable pain and shock, was taken to the local hospital for treatment.  She suffered contusions, swelling and bruising to her forehead, across the bridge of her nose and beneath her eyes, as well as pain in her right shoulder, neck and mid-back.  The accident also exacerbated her pre-existing lower back pain, caused severe headaches and a reduced sleep pattern.

When the lady came to see one of our specialist personal injury lawyers in Chester, she was still experiencing back pain.  The lady needed to have a course of injections into her lower back to help ease the ongoing pain.  She was also suffering from flashbacks relating to the incident and had since become anxious about going on a bus for fear of similar accidents occurring.

Our solicitors worked hard to establish a claim for compensation from the bus company’s insurance provider.  We were able to secure the woman significant compensation for personal injuries, compensation for care and assistance, and we even recovered the cost of a new pair of glasses.

When you are operating machinery at work, it is the responsibility of your employer to ensure that you have had all necessary training and all health and safety procedures are followed correctly. When an employer cuts corners and ignores training regulations, an accident at work can be waiting to happen.  This was the case for one man who came to see Bartletts specialist personal injury solicitors in Chester.

The 40-year-old man worked in a factory making products for a food company. He was working on a machine which is used to cook products along with another operator.  When his colleague went on his break, the man continued working but a fault meant that the machine stopped dispensing products.

A supervisor came to check the machinery and diagnosed a blockage and ordered the operator to strip down the machine.  However, the operator had not been trained to do this task while the machine was still running. The supervisor explained the process and loosened a bolt on the machine with his spanner, causing hot, pressurised product from the machine to come shooting out of the machine.

The food product, which was at a temperature of 85°C, went all over the back of the operator’s hands and forearms causing him severe burns with blistering, pain and swelling. Luckily, the man was wearing a long coat, a snood to cover his beard, an apron and a helmet with a visor, which protected his face and body. The man was taken to hospital where his burns were treated with cold wraps and was administered pain relief.

When the man came to see our expert personal injury solicitors in Chester, he had been left with significantly scarred skin on his hands and arms. He was also suffering from a reduced sleep pattern due to the pain of the burns and had developed anxiety about similar accidents happening, which made it difficult for him when working around machinery. As our lawyers are always looking to go the extra mile for our clients, we looked into getting a camouflage expert to cover the scarring, but as the scarring was healing well on its own, it was not necessary.

Our solicitors established that the man’s employers were liable for the accident as they provided insufficient training, and successfully claimed against them for compensation for personal injuries.

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If you live in rented accommodation, your landlord has a duty of care and is responsible for ensuring that the property, as well as any outbuildings or garden, is safe.  Bartletts expert personal injury solicitors in Chester recently won compensation for personal injuries from a landlord, on behalf of a child who was seriously injured when playing in the back garden of his rented home.

The boy, age four, was living with his parents in rented accommodation when the accident occurred.  He had been playing in the back garden near a shed with a glass door.  The boy pulled the door of the shed and the glass shattered onto him, piercing his chest.

The child suffered a deep laceration to his chest caused by a piece of broken glass from the shed door.  He was rushed to hospital where he received emergency surgery to remove the glass and treat the wound.  The boy was left with permanent scarring on his chest.

As well as the severe physical injuries, the trauma of the accident also had a psychological effect on the child.  He needed a course of cognitive behavioural therapy treatment in order to fully recover.

As children under 18 cannot make a legal claim, an adult, usually a parent, has to make the claim on their behalf.  Bartletts expert personal injury solicitors helped the boy’s parents make a claim against their landlord and win compensation for personal injuries on behalf of a child.