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A hospital in Yorkshire is bracing itself for a potential no win, no fee compensation claim after an 84-year-old outpatient suffered multiple injuries in a 20ft fall down an escalator.
Any no win, no fee compensation claim made by the former miner would taken into account the fact he sustained a fractured skull and a broken cheekbone as well as numerous cuts and bruises. He had just attended an appointment with an osteoarthritis specialist and was carrying a prescription of 28 nutritional drinks when he suffered the steep fall.
Commenting on the accident, the man's daughter said, "I have never seen a mess like it in my life. His skull was fractured and he had lines down his face where he had fallen down 17 metal rises. His ear was hanging off and he had broken his dentures. "His mouth and tongue were lacerated and blood was pouring out of his face. He had two mangled hands and there was a big hole in his arm. We thought he may need plastic surgery."
The daughter also indicated that since the fall her father has needed full-time care, something that would also be relevant to the details of a no win, no fee compensation claim.
A spokeswoman with Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said that the HSE is investigating the fall from height accident.
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