I was out in a club in Liverpool last night. I got there still sober, and bought a drink and then walked down the back stairs. The staircase is steep, has cracked tiles on it and by this point in the night are always extremely slippery. There are no signs warning of this, and everyone knows its a complete deathtrap!
That said, I have walked down these stairs a hundred times over the last year or so and I know they're slippery. But in this case I slipped on a step about half way down, grabbed some big air then landed awkwardly with the edge of the step hitting the small of my back, and my elbox smashing on something (not sure what). Worst of all, my beer went everywhere.
Obviously on the night it was extremely painful, but nothing was broken. My elbow was bleeding a lot and my back was difficult to move around too much but otherwise fine. This morning my elbow is very stiff and difficult to move around too much, and my back is just aching. My neck is aching also.
Now I don't want to sound like a big wimp, if I'd had these injuries playing sport, I'd just put up with it. And let's be honest, even if the owners don't give a crapabout the safety of their customers, it was pretty stupid of me to fall down the stairs in the first place. I felt like an idiot anyway.
But on the other hand, it is only a matter of time before someone does seriously hurt themselves on this staircase (trust me if you saw it you'd be amazed its in a busy club). I'm pretty sure I have claim, but probably not for very much money. I don't like the idea of suing people for a fall, but if it were a safe staircase and just an "accident" it wouldn't cross my mind for a second.
What does everyone think?
That said, I have walked down these stairs a hundred times over the last year or so and I know they're slippery. But in this case I slipped on a step about half way down, grabbed some big air then landed awkwardly with the edge of the step hitting the small of my back, and my elbox smashing on something (not sure what). Worst of all, my beer went everywhere.
Obviously on the night it was extremely painful, but nothing was broken. My elbow was bleeding a lot and my back was difficult to move around too much but otherwise fine. This morning my elbow is very stiff and difficult to move around too much, and my back is just aching. My neck is aching also.
Now I don't want to sound like a big wimp, if I'd had these injuries playing sport, I'd just put up with it. And let's be honest, even if the owners don't give a crapabout the safety of their customers, it was pretty stupid of me to fall down the stairs in the first place. I felt like an idiot anyway.
But on the other hand, it is only a matter of time before someone does seriously hurt themselves on this staircase (trust me if you saw it you'd be amazed its in a busy club). I'm pretty sure I have claim, but probably not for very much money. I don't like the idea of suing people for a fall, but if it were a safe staircase and just an "accident" it wouldn't cross my mind for a second.
What does everyone think?
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