by Russell Worth | Feb 25, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
Steel giant Tata has been sentenced following an incident in which three of its employees suffered severe burns. Kelvin Watts, a trainee crane driver from Port Talbot, and two of his colleagues escaped over a crane when a giant ladle dislodged at Tata Strip Products...
by Russell Worth | Feb 25, 2015 | Claims, News
A new study has discovered a rise in incidents of dermatitis amongst healthcare workers. Following a campaign to encourage frontline hospital workers to wash their hands more often to reduce the risk of superbugs spreading in hospital wards, there has been an...
by Russell Worth | Feb 24, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A firm in Nuneaton has appeared in court after one of its employees broken his neck whilst working with an unguarded machine. The 60-year-old machinist was working for Nuneaton Precisions Ltd and machining a piece of nylon when the incident occurred in September 2013,...
by Russell Worth | Feb 24, 2015 | Accident at Work, News
A roofing company in Leicestershire has appeared in court after one of its employees fell through a roof light. Stormseal Roofing (Nationwide) Ltd was fined £16,000 for the incident, which happened in April 2013 and saw the 59-year-old falling over three metres...
by Russell Worth | Feb 24, 2015 | Claims, News, Sunbed Negligence
A BBC journalist and reporter has spoken out about her skin cancer diagnosis following ten years of sunbed use. Laura McMullan described herself as a “tan addict” and joked with colleagues that her goal was to be a mahogany colour, the Birmingham Mail reported. But...
