by Russell Worth | Jan 14, 2015 | Accident at Work
A company in Kent has been prosecuted after it exposed workers to a number of unnecessary dangers. European Active Projects Ltd. was investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after photographs of the risks facing agency workers at the company’s site in...
by Russell Worth | Jan 14, 2015 | Claims, News, occupational dermatitis
A clinical trial of tacrolimus ointment among dermatitis sufferers in Denmark and Sweden has found a “dramatic improvement” in their condition. 214 patients with moderate to severe skin conditions were given a cream containing 0.1% tacrolimus to apply twice a day...
by Russell Worth | Jan 14, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Factory Accidents, Injury at Work, News, Personal Injury
Jaguar Land Rover has been prosecuted after one of its workers suffered severe crush injuries from some inadequately guarded machinery. The 57-year-old man, who lives in Northfield, Birmingham but has asked not to be named, works as a maintenance electrician at the...
by Russell Worth | Jan 12, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
A metal recycling company from Lincolnshire described as neglecting health and safety “time and time again” has been heavily fined after a 49 year worker ended up with broken ribs when he fell from a conveyor belt. The accident happened when the man toppled off a...
by Russell Worth | Jan 12, 2015 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News |
The number of patients developing bed sores at a Warwickshire health trust has increased six-fold, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed. 107 cases were seen at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust in 2013-14 compared with 18 in 2011-12. The trust put...
