Taxi Driver Online

Whats the score regarding getting injured driving your cab? I'm on about picking up one of these shopping trollys and putting it into the boot. I had one today, the woman came upto my motor with one of these trollys with the 4 wheels on, it was full of tins, she didn't tell me it was heavy so I picked it up and put tried to put it in the boot, I yanked my wrist and felt something go. Been to the local hospital and they've said you've torn the main tendon that goes through to your hand. They have given me one of them wrist straps with the velcro straps that hold it in place.

Is there blame and is there a claim??

I suppose you could make a claim against the punter if she didn't advise you how heavy it was.

Otherwise it could be viewed as a self inflicted injury.

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IDFIMH

As much chance as I have of winning the lottery

This is the same as if it had been a back injury loading a wheelchair BTW, if your self employed your stuffed, if you are a paye employee (even of your own ltd company) you can get SSP for 26 weeks of £70 a week.

unless you have injury/loss of work insurance (costs about £40 a month)

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Didn't you ask her if it was heavy or try to lift it before you just yanked it. Far be for me to tell you that a brief risk assessment might have saved you sore wrist

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

It's not for me to ask her is it? She loaded it not me. These trollys with the 4 wheels on aren't supposed to be put into the boot, infact they aren't supposed to carried in cars full stop.

Maybe, but I attempt to provide my customers with a service.

Sorry to hear of your injury but I don't think you have much hope. I think a court would take the view that it was reasonably foreseeable that a shopping trolley may be heavily loaded and a simple risk assessment should have been carried out in order to mitigate the possibility of injury.

I hate the bloody things.

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IDFIMH

All I can say is I hope your wrist gets better soon

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Are you certain the wrist injury isn't RSI?

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Former taxi driver

I take it you can prove that the trolley was to heavy, ie you had it weighed. If not I don't see haw a claim can be made.

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Grandad,

Even if you had they weight of the trolley how would you know it was to heavy, I mean theres no easy definition as to what weight is categorised as "To Heavy"..is it 20 Kilos, 30 kilos or what..so knowing its weight wouldnt make a jot of differance anyway. Must have been a hell of a snatch and lift you gave it before you realised the damn thing that supergran had been wheeling about was in actual fact a mini HGV.

Well there is a good chance that a court would want to know the weight if you wanted to make a claim.

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Grandad,

Always lift with your knees, not your back...

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

You mean Kinetic Lifting

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

It must come in very handy... having hands on your knees

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!