Accident at Nursey

Welshwoofs

amus wrote: »

Of course I have considered it, thats why I was asking for advice. I never said I had made up my mind. Thats the sort of society we live in, and if Im honest Im no fan of it myself, but if you cant beat em....

Honestly amus, the 'if you can't beat em' is not a good outlook in respect of compensation because everyone pays for these trivial claims. If lots of parents do that then the nursery costs for everyone increase for instance.

Drill down to the bottom line - practically you need 2 things:
1. An apology
2. A statement that they'll take reasonable steps to ensure that furniture is as safe as it can be

Compensation will give you neither of those things...it'll just give you some cash.

amus

kingfisherblue wrote: »

The units that hold the children's trays are designed to be in nurseries and classrooms, and the corners are usually rounded rather than sharp. They don't tend to have 'sharp corners sticking out all over the place'. However, as your son was running, he has bumped into the corner, sharp or otherwise, and sustained an injury. If the corners really are sharp, you could ask that they are covered with protectors or that the unit is removed from an area that is accessible by the children.

The nursery called you and asked you to take him to A&E. They will also hopefully have filled in an incident report, and you can request a copy of this. many places ask you to sign the report.

I'm not sure what else the nursery could have done, TBH. Accidents do happen, even in places that you consider safe. There is nothing to suggest that the nursery has been negligent, so I don't really know what you could claim for if you decided to go down that path. In addition, if you do decide to claim compensation, you could ruin any relationship that you have built up wiuth the nursery - fine of you are planning to move your son, but otherwise not a brilliant idea.

I hope your son is ok. Don't worry about the scar - my daughter had a bump when she was a tot, and has a small scar above her eyebrow (three stitches). It is barely noticeable and my daughter is a beautiful 21 year old young lady.

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No Ive seen them they are proper corners at 90 degree angles and the units are sort of sticking out from the walls, and there are some lined up in the middle of the room, which is why I wasnt happy as I would have thought the nursery would have covered these corners and perhaps placed the units more appropriately.

I will mention this when I go tommorrow.

Im not keen on the idea of claiming so probably wont, like you said it makes things a bit awkward!

Hopefully it wont scar, its probably my Mum being over dramatic, she always is when it comes to the kids!

amus

Welshwoofs wrote: »

Honestly amus, the 'if you can't beat em' is not a good outlook in respect of compensation because everyone pays for these trivial claims. If lots of parents do that then the nursery costs for everyone increase for instance.

Drill down to the bottom line - practically you need 2 things:
1. An apology
2. A statement that they'll take reasonable steps to ensure that furniture is as safe as it can be

Compensation will give you neither of those things...it'll just give you some cash.

You're right it does. Like I said Im not keen on compensation culture myself, but Ive had a lot of people suggesting I should put in a claim which is why I asked for advice on here.

I will speak to them re. the furniture.

amus

meritaten wrote: »

had it been an inch lower and your son was blinded - would those who post be quite so scathing about sueing?
I would want to see where the accident happened...........and work out if it was preventable or was negligent.
Yes, accidents happen - but many of them are preventable if people take precautions.
If you are satisfied that all precautions were taken, then fair enough it was an 'accident'. If, however, precautions are now put in place then you could argue that they should have been done sooner.......which would have prevented your sons accident!
Up to you hun - decide for yourself if the nursery could have foreseen your childs accident and taken measures to prevent it. if so, then either make sure they make the area safe and/or sue them.
btw - if your son has a permanent scar he has three years after he comes of age to sue on his own behalf against that nursery if you decide not to.

That is what concerns me. I am lucky that this was not the case but I definately do think the furniture was both placed inappropriately and not adequately protected.

I will discuss it with the nursery and hopefully they will take this as a lesson learned and act upon it, next time it could be a childs eye.

Thats useful to know, after all it is him who may end up with a visible scar on his face, even if Im not keen on the idea, he may be!

real1314

vixarooni wrote: »

Its people like you that make me want to vom at today's society.

Your son had an accident, it was nobody's fault. Perhaps you should take him to a nursery with padded walls and ceilings, with no toys but his imagination to play in. Then he'd be safe!!!

people who jump to a course of action without even checking what happened make me "vom" too.

Can you tell me more about the health and safety review you undertook at the nursery that enableed you to conclude that it was nobody's fault?

I bet if a report of a serious injury to a child was in the papers you'd be jumping in saying someone should be sacked. :cool:

amus

real1314 wrote: »

people who jump to a course of action without even checking what happened make me "vom" too.

Can you tell me more about the health and safety review you undertook at the nursery that enableed you to conclude that it was nobody's fault?

I bet if a report of a serious injury to a child was in the papers you'd be jumping in saying someone should be sacked. :cool:

I ignored it as soon as I read the word 'vom' :rotfl:.

Tiddlywinks

amus wrote: »

I wouldnt like to think waht would have happened had it been an inch lower.

BUT it wasn't an inch lower...

amus

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

BUT it wasn't an inch lower...

No, my son is very lucky it wasnt.

But if they dont do something about it, it could be another childs eye.

mynameistallulah

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

BUT it wasn't an inch lower...

Spot on - but when people realise they are being ridiculous they always have to give a worst case scenario, try to get some sympathy!

mynameistallulah

amus wrote: »

No, my son is very lucky it wasnt.

But if they dont do something about it, it could be another childs eye.

Can you honestly say that there is not one sharp corner in your house? Bookshelf, tv stand, kitchen table?