I had thought that safety standards at work were slipping, and it seems I was right. One Tuesday I was walking through the building to go and chase one of our accountants about an invoice that needed paid, when the swingback on one of the fire doors simply dropped off and clunked me on the head. ... [More]

I was staying in a hotel in Wales for the weekend, and as most people do, I decided to have a shower after I woke up and before I went down for breakfast. I turned the shower on and set the temperature dial and the pressure regulator to the middle settings in both cases. After a couple of minute... [More]

I live in communal housing and can only access the street below by means of a stone staircase. On the day of the accident it had been very cold overnight. We had a pre-existing problem that meant water had dripped from a leaky canopy above the staircase and collected on the steps. With the cold we... [More]

It was a Saturday and a friend and I were out shopping at our local supermarket in Leeds, getting a few provisions for a party we were having that night.We had bought crisps and a few pizzas and had made our way to the drinks aisle to buy a box of beer and some spirits. I was walking along scanni... [More]

I was helping my son bring home some items he had bought from a gardening centre in Leicester. He and I were travelling in my van when another car behind us attempted to overtake on a single carriageway, in which there was no room for the driver to perform the manoeuvre. At one point, as we appro... [More]