Queensland Personal Injury Quantum Database
A structured database of Queensland personal injury court judgments. Search and filter by claim type, court, body region, plaintiff age, occupation, and outcome. Built from public judgments by Roche Legal for practitioners and prospective claimants.
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Tyndall v Kestrel Coal Pty Ltd (No 3)
[2021] QSC 119 Trial
The court found Kestrel breached its duty of care by exposing the plaintiff to excessive vibration from prolonged loader operation, causing vibration induced white finger syndrome, and rejected… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Hand / wrist, Left hand/upper limb | WCRA Common Law | ~45 | $1,483,319 |
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Saul v Machalek & Anor
[2021] QCA 7 Appeal
The Court of Appeal refused Mr Saul's application for leave to appeal (with costs) from a District Court judgment of $104,791.95. The Court held the primary judge's findings… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Knee / lower leg, Right leg, Right knee | MAIA | 29 | $104,792 |
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Seiffert v Chadwick and TAC
[2021] QDC 8 Trial
Liability for the rear-end collision was admitted; the contested issue was whether the plaintiff's ongoing neck symptoms and resulting career change (from construction/crane work to lower-paid union work)… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Cervical spine, Left shoulder girdle | MAIA | 33 | $456,640 |
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Johnson v Fraser Coast Regional Council
[2020] QDC 228 Trial
The court found that the plaintiff sustained a knee injury at work on 5 September 2014 caused by the defendant's failure to provide a safe system for covering… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Knee / lower leg | WCRA Common Law | ~43 | $349,548 |
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Durkin v Ambrose Haulage Pty Ltd
[2020] QDC 97 Trial
The court entered judgment for the defendant. Jarro DCJ found the employer did not breach its duty of care, and that even if there had been a breach,… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Shoulder | WCRA Common Law | ~56 | $0 |
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Peebles v Work Cover Queensland
[2020] QSC 106 Trial
The court found the employer's admitted failure to provide a safe seat caused the plaintiff's disabling lumbar disc condition, rejecting the defendant's causation and pre-existing-condition case. A 50%… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar spine, Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | ~32 | $764,345 |
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