A PAINTER and decorator almost lost his arm after suffering a giant cut falling off a ladder at work. Martin Burns, 33, of Vange was working up a ladder when it broke and sliced 20cm through his right ...

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A STAR of Elf the Musical who sued for £1.7million after falling off a rotating ladder has accepted a major payout. Ben Forster left the audience stunned when he broke his ankle while playing Will ...

AN actor who broke his ankle falling off a ladder while starring in Elf The Musical is suing for £1.7million. Ben Forster, 40, was injured playing Buddy in the stage version of the Will Ferrell movie ...

A teenage carer lost his "best friend" after his dad suffered a traumatic brain injury which completely changed his personality. Joseph Ormesher was only 11 when his dad, Andrew, was injured falling ...

A MAN was airlifted to hospital after falling 25 feet from a ladder while working on the roof of a house. The self-employed builder, who is in his 60s, was believed to be in the process of stepping ...

A ROOFER died after falling off a ladder while repairing a chimney. Keith Allan Jackson was climbing down from the terrace house roof and was almost at the bottom when he fell to the ground and ...

May 8, 2001 10:25: An international water-ski champion who counted the Grand Canyon as one of his sporting conquests died when he fell off a ladder, an inquest heard last week. Electrician Victor ...

A father-of-two left paralysed from the waist down in his mid-20s after falling 10ft from a ladder at a construction site, who then turned to alcohol and drugs as a coping mechanism, has said he is ...