Ankle and Foot Injury Compensation Payouts Qld: 5 Court Awards
These are Queensland court judgments where an ankle or foot injury was the main injury. They arose from a fractured foot on a trampoline, a fall from a ladder, a stuck ride-on mower, a moped crash and a cyclist swerving around a reversing car, among others, and most are WorkCover common law or public liability claims.
General damages for the ankle or foot itself were a small part of most awards. The larger awards came mainly from time off work and lost earning capacity.
This page lists 9 Queensland judgments where an ankle or foot injury was the main injury. In 5 of them, decided between 2020 and 2025, the court assessed damages and the plaintiff recovered; across those, the median total award was $197,014.
- Median total damages
- $197,014
- Middle half of awards
- $41,077 - $369,433
- Full range
- $32,808 - $633,988
- Judgments with an award
- 5
Figures cover trials, damages assessments and substantive appeals where the court assessed damages and the plaintiff recovered. Recited settlement figures are excluded, as are cases marked out of aggregate statistics. The median is the middle award, so unlike an average it is not pulled up by a few very large awards. Every judgment is a different plaintiff with different injuries, so treat these as the observed spread in decided cases, not a prediction for any particular claim.
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Ford v Baker & Another
[2025] QDC 43 Damages assessment
Liability was admitted; the trial was confined to quantum. The self-represented plaintiff was found not to be a credible witness and failed to substantiate claims for psychological injury,… |
Unemployed | Ankle / foot, Left lower leg / ankle, Right thigh +1 | MAIA | 57 | $32,808 |
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Springfree Trampoline Australia Pty Ltd v Forostenko
[2024] QCA 255 Appeal
The Court of Appeal allowed the manufacturer's appeal, finding the primary judge erred in concluding the plaintiff proved causation. Because the safety defect comprised both a design feature… |
Not stated | Ankle / foot, Right foot | PIPA Public Liability | 41 | $0 |
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Paetzold v At Beach Court Holiday Villas Pty Ltd
[2024] QCA 227 Appeal
The applicant sought leave to appeal the District Court's assessment of damages, contending the trial judge erred in finding his knee injury was not caused by the incident… |
Labourer | Ankle / foot, Left foot, Left knee | WCRA Common Law | 70 | $41,077 |
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Cagney v D&J Building Contractors Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 162 Trial
The claim was dismissed because the court found the plaintiff was not a 'worker' under s 11(1) of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act, he was engaged under… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Ankle / foot, Right ankle | WCRA Common Law | - | $0 |
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Forostenko v Springfree Trampoline Australia Pty Ltd
[2024] QSC 1 Trial
The court found the Springfree trampoline had a safety defect under the Australian Consumer Law because it failed to warn users about the risk of foot inversion when… |
Professional | Ankle / foot, Right foot, Skin / scarring +1 | PIPA Public Liability | 41 | $744,175 |
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Paetzold v At Beach Court Holiday Villas Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 35 Trial
The court found the defendant employer negligent in failing to provide a mower with an operable battery, and that this caused the plaintiff's Achilles tendon injury. The claimed… |
Labourer | Ankle / foot, Left ankle, Left knee | WCRA Common Law | ~69 | $41,077 |
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Roche Legal, Queensland Personal Injury Quantum Database (Web Database, 2026) <https://rochelegal.com.au/quantum-database/>
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