A dangerous glitch that has affected Lime scooters overseas is also sending Brisbane riders flying as the company confirms it is investigating the issue.

A Brisbane man has filed an injury claim with the electric scooter hire company after the front wheel on the scooter he was riding suddenly locked up and threw him to the ground.

Jordan Madigan's heel was ripped open by a Lime scooter in Brisbane in January.

Jordan Madigan, 26, said he was thrown off the scooters three times in January, with the first two instances happening on the Story Bridge and the third on Shafston Avenue in East Brisbane.

On the second occasion, the Lime scooter swung around and ripped open the back of Mr Madigan's foot as it hit him, he said.