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Delivery Driver Injured at Work Makes Ankle Injury Claim
27th October 2009
A delivery driver who suffered a personal injury in an accident at work due to insufficient health and safety standards received compensation recently, in a case handled by our expert personal injury lawyers.
Accident at Work
Our client, an HGV driver, was making a delivery at the time of his injury at work. His employer had overloaded his vehicle with pallets containing boxes of coffee, so that they were very close to the edge of the trailer and wedged tightly into place. Because of this it was also impossible to access the pallet truck he would normally use for moving pallets, as it was packed in amongst them.
The only way he could remove any pallets from the truck was with help from an employee at the company receiving the delivery. They agreed to move a pallet manually after a count of three, however the employee moved on the count of two, causing our client to sustain an ankle injury. His Achilles tendon was ruptured and he required hospital treatment.
Personal Injury Claim
Our lawyers, who specialise in manual handling accidents and other workplace accidents, were appointed to assist the injured driver in making a personal injury claim.
We pursued a case against both his employer, who failed to load the vehicle safely, and the other company, as the actions of their employee also contributed to the injury. It was necessary to take the case to trial and the Judge awarded our client compensation.
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