30th April 2010, United Kingdom
A 34 year old woman claimed £20,000 damages for a neck injury she suffered in 2004 when her ponytail was pulled by a colleague. Read more »

Personal Submission – 2010

Thanks for this embarassing contribution from an anonymous friend …

I was attempting to clean the filters of my range-hood. After previous attempts, it was suggested by a friend that spraying the filters with degreaser was a great, easy way to get them clean. I thought this was a brilliant idea so I put the filters into the sink and began to spray them liberally with degreaser. Read more »

Personal Submission – 2010 

Thanks for a fellow paramedic for this contribution …

My partner and I were called to a man with burns to his lower extremities following a petrol fire. On arrival we discovered the man had burns to his legs from the groin down. Read more »

Our research into human cannonballs led us to this story about a veteran human cannonball …

When 41 year old Elvin Bale climbed into a cannon on 8th January, 1987, at a theme park in Hong Kong, he never thought he’d be waking up in a body cast. Read more »

19th April 2010, Gosford, Australia

These guys were wheelie silly Woftam nominees …

A 19 year old man suffered injuries after riding a wheelie bin down a long, steep street. Read more »

9th April 2010, Belgrade, Serbia

We can totally understand the actions of this man in attempting to save his grandchild but still he earns a nomination. Seriously, can you imagine the family banter in years to come … “Grandpa? Do you remember the time when … ?!
A 65 year old man was seriously injured by an elephant at the Belgrade Zoo when he attempted to rescue his grandchild. Read more »

1st September 2006, Adelaide, Australia

What can we say about someone who is willing to be a human cannonball …

A human cannonball at the Royal Adelaide Show suffered injuries when she missed the target. Read more »

1st April 2010, Italy

This nomination goes to the surgeons, who we believe really should know left from right. In this case, the hospital pays the compensation but we wonder if they’ll have the ‘balls’ to punish the doctors!

A 27 year old man who went in for surgery in 2004 to remove a diseased testicle, unfortunately had the healthy testicle removed in error. Read more »

30th December 2009, North Rockhamptom, Australia

Okay, some pranks are just dumb … like this one …

An 18 year old man emptying rubbish into a recycling bin suffered chemical burns and hand injuries when a prank went wrong. Read more »

22nd March 2010, South Wales

A 40 year old woman, celebrating her lesbian wedding, spent her first night of marriage in jail. Read more »