Alton Towers crash victim still awaiting compensation
Two years ago a tragic accident on a roller coaster left several young people severely injured; in Leah Washington’s case she lost her leg while others suffered smashed knees and other horrific injuries. The accident happened on the ‘Smiler’ ride at Alton Towers when...
Asbestos threat closes Shefford Schools
The demolition of a Victorian school in Shefford has sparked outrage in the local community due to fears of asbestos contamination. When developers recently demolished the old Shefford Lower School buildings neighbours reported that the dust cloud was higher than the...
Surgical blunders to blame for death of midwife
A former midwife who spent 30 years of her working life at the Heartlands Hospital died as a result of mistakes made during surgery at the same hospital. Lynda Simmonds, a 61-year old grandmother of two, visited her doctor in March 2013 suffering from stomach pains...
Visiting van driver run over by forklift
An international food production company has been prosecuted after a van driver for a recycling firm was knocked down by one of the company’s forklift trucks. Preston Magistrates Court heard how a worker from a recycling firm was securing a load of metal drums at the...
School fined after teacher’s fall from height
A London Girl’s School has been fined and ordered to pay all the prosecution costs after one of its teachers was seriously injured in a fall from height in the school’s drama studio. Westminster Magistrates Court heard how the teacher was conducting rigging and...
£1 million fine for council after disabled man crushed by tractor
Nottinghamshire County Council has been fined £1 million and ordered to pay costs of over £10,000 after a disabled man was struck and injured by a tractor engaged in grounds maintenance. Nottingham Crown Court heard how the council workers were clearing branches and...
£1.8 Million fine for South West Water after employee drowned
South West Water has been fined £1.8 million and ordered to pay costs of over £40,000 after one of its employees was found drowned at the Falmouth Waste Water Treatment Works where he had been working. Truro Crown Court heard how 54-year-old Robert Geach was last seen...
£28 Million pay out for car accident victim
A young girl is to receive one of the biggest ever awards for compensation after a car accident left her seriously disabled. The girl, who is still less than ten years old, was a toddler at the time of the incident. She was a passenger in her parents’ stationary...
£160,000 fine for Aircraft Company after workers fall from plane
An aircraft engineering company has been fined £160,000 and order to pay costs of over £5,000 after two of its employees were injured when they fell from the tail of an aeroplane. Chelmsford Magistrates Court heard how the two men; one an employee of Inflite...
The Potential perils of Painting and Decorating
In addition to listening to too much Radio 2 and covering your favourite radio with paint, there is a range of dangers to which painters and decorators are frequently exposed that can have serious consequences. Ladders and falls from height Whenever ladders or...
Using their loaf to avoid accidents
National bakery firm Warburtons has made changes to vehicles across its fleet and as a result has significantly reduced the number of accidents that had previously been occurring. While reviewing their accident data across the company’s personnel, they noticed that a...
Estate Agents’ £200,000 fine for well fall
An estate agents company from Wiltshire has been fined £200,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £2,500 after a member of the public whom they were showing around a house, fell 30 feet down a well. Swindon Magistrates Court heard how while looking around a house, a...
The dangers of Catering
Catering, by its very nature, has a huge range of potential dangers; dangerous working environments including some that are very hot, others that are very cold, the use of sharp knives and potentially dangerous chemicals and procedures in employees’ daily roles all...
Are you at risk of Occupational Asthma?
What is asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airways and makes breathing difficult, or in some cases almost impossible. The disease causes an inflammation of the airways which lead to and from the lungs carrying oxygen to the body; if these are...
What is Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that attacks the linings of the body’s organs; primarily the lungs, but it is also known to attack the lining of the stomach, heart or even testicles. In many, if not most cases, the condition is related to exposure to asbestos. Every...
Butchers fined after worker’s hand injury
A butchery business from Bristol has been fined £18,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £1,500 after one of its workers was seriously injured when cutting up beef bones. Bristol Magistrates Court heard how the employee had been cutting up beef bones using a band...
Asbestosis – are you at risk?
If you go to your doctor with a slight cough and breathlessness, you might well expect to come out with a prescription for some medicine and a sick-note for a few days off work while it gets better. However if you have been exposed to asbestos at any point in your...
Hairdressers and Dermatitis
Hairdressing might not appear to be one of the most dangerous occupations out there, but you’d be surprised at how many injuries can be inflicted during the process of helping you look beautiful. While cuts from scissors and burns from heat-treatment devices can...
The dangers of the sun for outdoor workers
At this time of year the risks from exposure to the sun’s rays might seem like a rather distant threat, but for those who spend large periods of their working lives outside, it is very real, and something that must be taken seriously. It has become common knowledge...
Head Injuries – what’s all the fuss about?
In cartoons when someone gets hit on the head they likely develop a lump that looks – depending on the cartoon – a bit like a golf ball. As surprising as it may seem, that is potentially the best outcome from a knock to the head; it shows that any swelling is...
Crumbs – Warburtons fined £2million for worker fall
National bakery company Warburtons has been fined £2million and ordered to pay costs of nearly £20,000 after one of its workers was severely injured in a fall at its premises in Wednesbury. Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how the employee; a father-of-one who had...
Spinal Injuries: what you need to know
The spinal cord is essentially a bundle of nerves that runs from the brain down through the spine to the lower lumbar area, just below your ribs. The cord forms part of the central nervous system that sends information around the body to and from the brain. There are...
£900,000 fine for JLR after workers loses leg
Prestige car manufacturer Jaguar Landrover has been fined £900,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £50,000 after one of its workers had to have his leg amputated after an incident at the company’s Lode Lane plant in Solihull. Birmingham Crown Court heard how a...
Have you been exposed to Asbestos?
Humans have used asbestos for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Records of asbestos mines in Roman times show that man had discovered its many positive properties and attributes a very long time before its dangerous potential side effects were noticed. In the time...
Landfill company fined £180,000 for loss of legs
A landfill company from Wales has been fined £180,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,657 after one of its workers had to have both legs amputated after being hit by a vehicle at the company’s premises in Llanidloes. The worker was walking across the yard at the firm’s...
£330,000 fine for crisp company with safety failings
A Northamptonshire-based crisp manufacturer has been fined £330,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £12,000 after an agency worker lost the tops of three fingers in an incident at the company’s Corby factory. Northampton Crown Court heard how the man was clearing a...
£150,000 fine for chemical burns
An engineering company from the North East has been fined £150,000 after two of its workers were severely burned when they were sprayed with dangerous chemicals whilst cleaning a pipe-work system. Newcastle Crown Court heard how the two workers were seriously injured...
Property management firm fined after resident dies in lift shaft fall
An Essex property management firm has been fined £120,000 and ordered to pay costs of £45,000 after a resident of one of its properties died after becoming trapped in a lift. Bolton Crown Court heard how Craig Jones, a 29 year old resident of Marsden House in Bolton...
Construction firm fined for Sole Trader’s fall
A construction company from Crawley in West Sussex has been fined after a self-employed contractor was injured when he fell from scaffolding on one of their building sites. Paisley Sheriffs Court heard how Alan Wilson; a sole trader contracted to carry out joinery...
£400,000 fine for Muller roof fall
The dairy manufacturer Muller UK and Ireland Group LLP has been fined £400,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £10,000 after one of its employees fell through a fragile roof. Manchester Crown Court heard how one of the company’s employees was carrying out a routine...
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Alton Towers crash victim still awaiting compensation
Two years ago a tragic accident on a roller coaster left several young people severely injured; in Leah Washington’s case she lost her leg while others suffered smashed knees and other horrific injuries. The accident happened on the ‘Smiler’ ride at Alton Towers when...
Asbestos threat closes Shefford Schools
The demolition of a Victorian school in Shefford has sparked outrage in the local community due to fears of asbestos contamination. When developers recently demolished the old Shefford Lower School buildings neighbours reported that the dust cloud was higher than the...
Surgical blunders to blame for death of midwife
A former midwife who spent 30 years of her working life at the Heartlands Hospital died as a result of mistakes made during surgery at the same hospital. Lynda Simmonds, a 61-year old grandmother of two, visited her doctor in March 2013 suffering from stomach pains...