£4,500 received for care home worker following a lifting injury at work

Mrs. B was employed by the Defendants as a care worker, tasked with providing care services to patients in the community. One of her patients was unable to bear weight and required assistance for tasks such as getting in and out of bed and repositioning.

To facilitate the patient’s movements, a hoist was necessary, and the assistance of two carers was required. Additionally, repositioning the patient safely on the bed necessitated the use of a slide sheet and the help of two carers.

About a month before her injury, Mrs. B noticed the absence of a slide sheet at the patient’s residence, which was essential for safely repositioning the patient on the bed. She reported this deficiency to her employer twice in the month preceding her accident.

Moreover, for several months prior to her accident, the hoist required for lifting the patient to and from bed had been malfunctioning. It was too stiff for Mrs. B and her colleague to operate effectively. Despite this, her employer advised proceeding without the hoist, which Mrs. B did.

A few weeks later, while at work in the patient’s home, Mrs. B and a colleague needed to reposition the patient on the bed. Without a slide sheet, they attempted to do so manually. During this process, Mrs. B experienced chest pain and sustained an injury.

Following the incident, Mrs. B contacted Aston Knight solicitors, and a legal claim was filed on the basis that her employer failed to provide her with a safe place of work, a safe system of work, a competent staff of men and adequate plant and material and subsequently brought proceedings to court. Her employers vehemently denied the claim. Further evidence was gathered and witness statements taken.

A careful and detailed review of her employers disclosure documents was undertaken. However, after evidence was gathered, a favourable settlement was reached for Mrs. B in the sum of £4,500.

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