There are plenty of random scenarios that one might find themselves in, whether this is falling into a trench of an old ruined castle or slipping on a chip! There have been quite a few ridiculous injury claims around the world and we’re here to find out more:
I’m lovin’ it!
First on our list is a case that won a lot of money in compensation. In 1994, a 79-year-old woman ordered a coffee in the drive-thru of a McDonalds. Although this might sound like an innocent and regular order, it became a traumatising experience for her, as she spilt it all over herself causing 3rd degree burns across 30% of her body. She was hospitalised for eight days and was awarded £1.7m by a New Mexico judge. McDonalds commented that their coffee was being distributed at high temperatures of somewhere between 82ºC and 87ºC.
Buried alive
A man in Birmingham managed to find himself tumbling into a grave plot. A gravedigger was digging away, doing his job, when suddenly, he found himself falling into a plot he had dug for somebody’s funeral. The man claimed that there was a burial chamber collapse which caused the accident and resulted in him having a knee injury. The man was awarded £65,000 for his accident by the city council.
Out-of-bounds!
On a dark, misty night, a woman walked the grounds of Carlisle Castle after it had closed for the day – there was no one in sight! The English Heritage castle, which isn’t well lit at 2am, ended up paying out £15,000 in compensation and £37,250 in legal fees after the woman fell into the moat and suffered hip and pelvic injuries.
Don’t run in the halls!
A teacher in Scotland was given a cheque with a value of £55,000 after slipping on a chip in the canteen of the school she worked in. This resulted in a strained knee – stopping her from going back into the classroom and ending her much loved teaching career. The maths teacher had slipped on the chip as it blended in with the canteen’s flooring which a judge claimed was undetectable as she walked.
Bird muck madness
When you think of London, you picture the amazing sightseeing spots – but you might not consider the amount bird droppings present on the streets. A pensioner, who was walking under a bridge in Battersea lost her balance and slipped due to wet pigeon droppings on the ground. A policeman who came to help her up also slipped, but unlike the older woman – he did not suffer from any injuries. The woman fractured her left arm and was unable to work, being left permanently disabled. She was awarded £20,000.
A big drop
Another trespassing story has made our list – but this time, they took it to new heights! A teenager fell 40ft when the roof he was walking on collapsed and he ended up suffering from serious head injuries. In 2005, nine years after the accident had occurred, he claimed £567,000.
Flying fruit
Britain’s police force experience the most dangerous scenarios, and being hit with a pineapple is one! In 2008, a police officer won £3,000 in compensation after she was hit on the head by a pineapple during a protest (she was on-duty, not protesting!).
Cars and cement: not a good mix!
Open-roofed cars are something that every motorist desires – especially in summer. However, they are not what they make out to be – especially with this situation in Kent. A male driver pulled up in a stationary position at the traffic lights, when a cement mixer vehicle turned the corner and spilt cement all over the man’s car! The damage caused was so bad that the car was written off, and the man was awarded £4,000 for his injuries.
We teamed up with True Solicitors, personal injury specialists, to bring you this list of some of the weirdest injury claims from around the world, which we hope you found interesting!
