Former Oxford United footballer Steve Tavinor is making an injury compensation claim after his leg was crushed in a freak car accident. The thirty six year old is claiming £300,000 for his injuries which have left him struggling to work.

Although his football career was short, Steve still relies on his legs, only now for his new job as a scaffolder. He was unloading scaffolding from a truck when he was hit by the car. The Jaguar that hit him was being driven by Trevor Tyler, who received 4 penalty points for careless driving, relating to the incident.

The injury is so serious that Mr Tavinor still fears that he may lose his leg, after doctors told him just how close he came to having it amputated immediately after the accident. It was eventually saved in an eight hour long operation.

Steve is making the compensation claim against Trevor Tyler for money to provide for his wife and daughters as he been unable to work since the crash occurred. He still has to use crutches to get around and fears for his future ability to earn a living. If his claim is successful he will be due a substantial compensation payout.

The mother of a five year old girl who suffered an injury at birth which left her severely disabled has won her compensation claim for damages.

Rosie Snell was born at Watford General Hospital in October 2004 but unfortunately there were complications in her birth which led to a severe disability. Her mother blamed a delay in delivery for the disability and sued the NHS Trust. Rosie suffered from oxygen deprivation in the womb which left her with cerebral palsy. She now requires costly twenty four-seven care.

On Tuesday West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust agreed to a multi-million pound compensation package for Rosie after her mother had took them to London’s High Court on her behalf. The Trust continued to deny liability for the disability despite agreeing to the compensation package which was agreed by the court. The NHS Trust did admit regret however, and offer Rosie and the family all the best for the future.

The substantial payout will pay for Rosie’s round-the-clock care and accommodation needs for the rest of her life. Her family expressed her relief at the outcome and security it will bring to Rosie. However, they confirmed that no amount of money could make up for losing a healthy child.

A Bolton company which processes metal for the aerospace and defence industries has been fined £12,500 after a worker was run over in a fork lift truck accident.

Derek Radcliffe worked for All Metal Services Limited when the incident happened back in September 2008. The company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive and received their fine recently.

The 54 year old worker was kneeling to measure pallets when the fork lift truck ran over his right leg, trapping his foot. The accident caused him fractured foot bones and muscle damage. He encountered serious difficulty walking, and still has problems eighteen months on.

The accident happened as stock had piled up in the aisle leaving only a narrow gap for the truck to manoeuvre down. There was also no separate walkway provided for pedestrians to use.

On the 16th April 2010 All Metal Services were fined £12,500 at Manchester Crown Court. They were also ordered to pay legal costs of £4,230 after they pleaded guilty to breaking the Workplace Regulations of 1992 in relation to not having a separate pedestrian walkway.

It is unclear whether the worker in question made a fork lift truck accident compensation claim against the company.

Personal injury claims at top UK tourist attractions have rocketed, figures just released have revealed.

The top attractions include museums, stately homes and historic buildings and have all seen a rise in claims for things such as trips and falls on their grounds. These include the claim of a woman who fell into a moat at Carlisle Castle. This claim has been quite controversial as she was trespassing at 2am at the time. She suffered a hip injury and made a successful claim against English Heritage resulting in £15,000 compensation.

Other claims at tourist attractions include one made by a woman who was struck by a revolving door at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The woman fell and hurt her hip badly in the incident.

In another prominent case, a 63 year old woman broke a bone in her hand while going down a slide at the Tate Modern art gallery. The slide was part of an installation by artist Carsten Höller. She received £3,500 in compensation.

The figures were released by the Sunday Telegraph over the weekend and reveal the depth of claims made at the top UK destinations. However, the vast majority of claims will have been paid by liability insurance undertook at each destination.

A biker from Ely is making a motorcycle accident claim after his right leg was shattered in a motorbike crash with a tractor.

Nicholas Goad was driving his 1,000cc motorbike in Little Downham back in the summer of 2006 when the incident occurred. He was travelling down Ely road when a tractor was heading in the opposite direction. The tractor swiftly made a right turn across the path of Mr Goad’s motorcycle and the two collided.

The case is at London’s High Court this week as they try to decide who is liable for the incident. Mr Goad and his legal team claim that the tractor turned right when it was unsafe to do so and did not stop before turning. The tractor driver Peter Butcher claims that the motorcyclist was not in sight when he started the right turn and hence is not liable for the accident.

The accident left Mr Goad with a severe leg fracture which leaves him with chronic pain and at risk of osteomyelitis, a bone infection. If he is successful in proving liability then he will be in line for a high compensation payout from the insurers of Mr Butcher’s tractor.

Scottish teenager Jennifer Blyth was knocked over by a taxi when she was just 8 years old. Now ten years on, the teenager form Kirkcaldy has received the taxi accident compensation she deserves.

The accident happened in August 2000 when she was walking around the town, and a taxi from the Apple Cabs firm knocked her down. She suffered devastating injuries that will affect her for the rest of her life, including brain damage and a fractured skull.

Although her lawyers were hoping to achieve in the region of one and a half million pounds compensation for Ms Blythe, the figure is thought to be a little less than that. She has suffered memory loss from the accident and can not go out without someone being with her. The compensation awarded was a high amount, due to the extent of her injuries and the lasting effect they will have on her for the rest of her life.

The money will be used to help Jennifer live as independently as possible and takes into account the effect the accident has had on her employment prospects. The money will also pay for the support which aids her rehabilitation.

A firm working at Bristol Airport has been fined after a construction site accident resulted in the death of one of its employees.

Building firm, Rubbs Buildings Limited were dismantling a temporary hangar at the airport when the incident happened. Steven Watson fell from the roof of the hangar, 12 metres down onto a concrete floor. He was removing PVC from the roof and was not secured with a harness when he fell. Bristol Crown Court heard that the correct and safe way to perform the job would have been to use a raised platform from underneath. However, it would have been safe to work from the roof if a safety harness was worn.

Mr Watson and a colleague were originally working on the roof from a platform basket but had suggested working outside of this wearing a harness for safety. Mr Watson was not wearing a harness when he fell to his death.

The company pleaded guilty to breaking the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974. They admitted that despite thorough checks on lifting equipment, there were insufficient checks on personal safety equipment. It was declared there was a lack of training or supervision. The company was fined £100,000 and ordered to pay nearly £50,000 of legal costs. The Court decided that the accident was entirely preventable.

A factory worker has won his dangerous machinery claim after he suffered a hand injury from a defective bagging machine.

The man was working for Fold Hill Foods – who are involved in the pet food trade – when the incident happened back in January. He was operating the bagging procedure when he opened the front doors on the machine to check the tension of one of the belts inside. The opening of the doors should have triggered an automatic safety cut out switch. This did not happen, but the machine coincidentally stopped due to a pre-programmed setting. Thinking it was safe to perform maintenance the man put his hand into the machine. Without warning it suddenly restarted and pulled his hand deep into the mechanism. He suffered serious injuries to his hand, including a deep laceration to his finger. This caused him to be off work for a significant period of time as he could not perform his duties correctly.

Ford Hill Foods were fined £1,250 and forced to pay legal costs at Boston Magistrates Court. They were warned by the Health and Safety Executive about the importance of checking and maintaining machines correctly.

It has just been revealed that Midlands Police forces faced a hefty car accident compensation bill for crashes last year. They paid out a whopping £1 million pounds after incidents involving their vehicles. In total, these incidents totalled up to 6,044 in number, with the police accepting liability for over 2,000 of these. All of these episodes happened in the period from January 2008 to December 2009.

The West Midlands Police force proved to be the most accident prone of all the Midlands forces, being responsible for half of the accidents in which the police were held liable. They were also responsible for nearly £600,000 of the £1,000,000 paid out in car accident compensation for injuries suffered. A spokesman for the force defended the figures by pointing out that West Midlands Police had more vehicles than all the other regional forces combined. He also confirmed that all police drivers were trained to an advanced level and that everything possible was done to reduce accident numbers. However, the methods needed in responding to emergencies meant that some crashes were inevitable.

A retired pipe fitter from Trent Vale has won his asbestos compensation claim against Michelin Tyres after developing asbestosis.

Roy Ibbs suffers from the respiratory condition asbestosis after working at the Stoke factory for 16 years. As well as suffering from breathlessness, Mr Ibbs has to live with the knowledge that he has an increased risk of developing mesothelioma or asbestos related lung cancer. Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer which affects the lining of the lungs.

Mr Ibbs’ asbestosis was proved to be liable to the Michelin factory working conditions at a High Court ruling this week. Working as a pipe fitter, he was exposed to great clouds of asbestos dust while carrying out maintenance work. The pipes were layered with asbestos, causing significant exposure to Mr Ibbs.

Michelin had offered £20,000 to settle the case out of court, but Mr Ibbs’ legal team believed the case to be worth £35,000. The judge awarded him £23,300 in asbestos compensation. The award would have been higher if Mr Ibbs was not also suffering from two other non asbestos related conditions. However, the judgement could lead to hundreds of similar claims from former Michelin workers.