by Gavin Moat | Apr 3, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Construction Site Accident, Injury at Work |
A Scottish contracting company has been fined after an incident where a worker struck an underground cable while digging holes to erect a new fence. The worker suffered serious burns to his hands and face while he was working on a primary school refurbishment project...
by Gavin Moat | Jun 29, 2015 | Claims, Medical Negligence |
New guidelines issued by the General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council are advising doctors, nurses and midwives in the UK to be open and honest with patients should things go wrong. The new rules, known as a “duty of candour”, state...
by Gavin Moat | May 7, 2015 | Accident at Work |
A roofing company in North Wales has appeared in court after a roofer fell from a roof, suffering life-changing injuries. Chris Jones, from Colwyn Bay, was an employee of NRS Specialist Services (North Wales) Ltd when the incident occurred. He had been brought in to...
by Gavin Moat | May 7, 2015 | Accident at Work |
A recycling company has appeared in court after one of its workers suffered arm injuries whilst carrying out work on a piece of machinery. The worker, an employee of Street Fuel Limited, based in Gillingham, was trying to fix a problem with the firm’s baler machine...
by Gavin Moat | May 7, 2015 | Accident at Work |
A firm in Liverpool and its Director have been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a fork lift truck and dragged under its wheel. The man, an employee of Waste Away Skip Hire (Liverpool) Ltd was picking through...