by Russell Worth | Jan 31, 2017 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Factory Accidents, Injury at Work
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...
by Russell Worth | Jan 31, 2017 | Accident Claims, Back Injury, Personal Injury, Spinal Injury Compensation
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...
by Russell Worth | Jan 24, 2017 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Factory Accidents, Injury at Work, Leg Injuries
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...
by Russell Worth | Jan 24, 2017 | Accident Claims, asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, occupational cancers
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...
by Russell Worth | Jan 17, 2017 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Injury at Work
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...
