by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | Accident at Work
A joinery firm in Kent has been fined after one of its employees lost the tip of their left middle finger through working on an unguarded piece of machinery. The 31-year-old man, who has asked not to be named, is an employee of North Quay Trading Limited in Whitstable...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | Industrial Disease, News
A 66-year-old father died as a result of asbestos exposure, an inquest has heard. Leslie Hingerty from Stafford was exposed to asbestos dust through his work at the Universal Grinding Wheel Company, Cannock Coroner’s Court heard last week (6th February). For more than...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News
A businessman has been fined £8,000 after he allowed asbestos to be spread in an industrial building through not appointing licensed contractors to get rid of the potentially fatal material. Peter Rees, owner of a business unit in Mochdre Business Park, Colwyn Bay,...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease
Two companies have been prosecuted after exposing workers to potentially-fatal asbestos. Pilkington Plumbing and Heating Ltd allowed two of its employees to conduct the removal of a back boiler and drill a wall panel at a house in Ilfracombe, despite it not receiving...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | Back Injury, Claims, Personal Injury
A roofing firm has been fined £10,000 after a young mental health patient fell from the roof of a hospital, breaking her back and pelvis. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted W Hughes and Son Ltd after finding that the firm had failed in its duty to...
