Accident at Work - Fall Down Stairs
Our client was employed in an office environment. The office area included a shiny lacquered wood finish staircase. In July 2005, our client was making her way down the staircase when she slipped and fell on the staircase due to there being non anti-slip surface.
She suffered broken bones in her foot and subsequently developed a deep vein thrombosis. She was in a plaster cast for a number of weeks and was off work for more than 2 months.
The client had been unsure of whether to pursue a claim or not, and felt awkward about bringing a claim against her employer. However, she contacted us for some initial advice and we subsequently wrote a letter of claim to her employer in May 2008. The employer’s insurance company admitted liability for the accident shortly afterwards and a settlement of £15,000 was agreed in October 2008 without the client having to attend a court hearing.