3 PERCENT RISE IN GALWAY PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS
Date Published: 26-Sep-2012
The number of new personal injury claims in Galway has increased by three percent.
The figures provided by InjuriesBoard.ie show that 32 personal injury awards were delivered in the Galway area last year.
The average award value here is just over 32 thousand 800 euro, significantly higher than the national average of 27 thousand 100.
The most common causes of these accidents were slips, trips and falls, defective equipment and poor lifting and handling of goods.
Nationally, InjuriesBoard.ie says the first six months of the year show a 'gradual but consistent' increase of 4 point 1 per cent, compared to the same time in 2011.
However despite growing numbers of claims, the board says there's little evidence of a matching increase in accidents.