uncovered manhole accident

babyfreckles

If the manhole cover is a danger, you need to report it to your local council asap. All council highways dept will have an out of hours number to ring. I hope this helps

MUMMYTO2BOYS

If it has been reported to the manhole owner they should rectify the fault. If your Daughter was the first person to have na accident there then you're unlikely to get compo. They can't check every manhole cover every hour of every day, can they?

Hope your Daughter makes a speedy recovery.

sarahg1969

nzmegs wrote: »

I know alot of people will say that compensation for these types of accidents is wrong - but in my belief this is exactly the sort of thing it should be for.

I agree that people should be compensated if they sustain injuries that affect the way they live their lives.

In this case, the child has, of course, sustained an unpleasant injury, but has suffered grazes and damaged milk teeth, which would have fallen out within the next year or so anyway. Very frightening at the time, I'm sure, but she'll be healed in a couple of weeks or so. The best way to help the child get over it is to move on, not to dwell on it, while a compensation case drags on.

The council need to be informed so that they can sort out the manhole, so no serious injuries do occur, of course.

OP - I hope your daughter makes a swift recovery and can laugh about what happened to her really soon!

gordikin

OP where are you?

Sooler

gordikin wrote: »

The Council are not responsible for your children...you are.

the question is who is reponsible for the manhole cover :rolleyes:

owsaboutthatthen

I had a terrible accident involving an uncovered manhole when I was at school. It had been snowing, and I was getting off the bus, and my leg went straight down the uncovered manhole. I obviously didn't see this as it was covered in snow, therefore assuming the path was even. I was in agony. I had a rather large cut at the top of my leg, and was covered in bruises. I should've been going to the dentist after school, but had to cancel. It should've been the hospital really.

We didn't take any pictures at all, but should've done, to show to the Council, as it was their responsibility, I feel, at the end of the day.

Horrible experience, and one I would NEVER wish to repeat. :mad:

tandraig

compensation claims have a bad press i know - and the company I worked for were terrible - they knowingly put in 'bad' claims , colluded with clients in falsifying evidence, put pressure on staff to claim for non-existent injuries. but - after working for them for six months, i left, another story, I did learn a thing or two about claims. and one of them is that if councils, etc get enough claims against them they will wake up and rectify the probs that people been complaining about, for years in some cases. my reasoning is that if you have been negligent and caused someone injury - then why shouldnt you be liable?

tandraig

hmmmmmmmm - how long ago was this howsaboutthatthen? most people dont know that an injury as a child can be claimed for until you are 21.

tandraig

oops got accident claims advisor hat on now

notsayingaword

Definitely agree about calling the council out of hours. Last year the street lamp outside my house had been broken, the lamp part was hanging down by a wire and was blowing about in the wind. :eek: It looked extremely dangerous and could have fallen off onto someone passing by at any time. I called the out of hours number for the council and someone was out within a couple of hours to fix it. The number was in the phone book.

I hope your daughter is ok.