Safety warning as potential injury claims top £5m

Faced with claims that might end up exceeding £5 million from injuries inflicted by farm animals, the UK’s leading rural insurer yesterday issued a checklist for all those working with livestock.

Richard Percy, chairman of the NFU Mutual, said that many of the attacks on humans by farm animals came unexpectedly. “In my experience, it is always the bull that has shown no aggression in the past that catches you out, everyone stays clear of the grumpy one. So, beware the quiet bull.”
Percy also stressed that it was vital to remember that cattle, particularly bulls, were unpredictable and that the risk of an accident increased when handling livestock took place in confined spaces such as yards, cattle races and when loading cattle on to vehicles.

Another regular cause of cattle attacking humans occurred he said with cows with newly-born calves acting aggressively even if they had never had a history of bad behaviour.

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The 10 weirdest personal injury claims

Ever wondered what kind of accidents are classified as being a personal injury? Here we reveal the top 10 strangest claims made in the past year.

Personal injury claims have hit the headlines repeatedly in the past year, as a record number of false claims have pushed up insurance costs for everyone.

However, among the lies, there are still many genuine claims made, so how can you tell the difference?

We’ve all seen the ‘have you had an accident?’ adverts on TV and I’ve always assumed most claims are for generic accidents like slipping on water at work or straining your back lifting something heavy.

However, injury firm Edwards Hoyle has released 10 of the strangest claims it’s dealt with in the last 12 months and, I have to say, they're pretty bizarre.

Although these are no laughing matter, as a naturally clumsy person in life, it comforts me to see that I'm not the only unlucky one, and the list makes for some interesting reading.

Top 10 weirdest personal injury claims

1) An elderly gentleman was injured when his mobility scooter spontaneously combusted and he had to be dragged free from the flames by witnesses to the event.
2) A woman in the hot tub of her local gym sustained an injury after she was ‘sucked’ into the filter, injuring her back.
3) A man on a scooter was driving out of his local car park, when the barrier ahead of him lowered without warning; knocking him off his scooter whilst the scooter continued to drive forward.

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