by Russell Worth | Nov 24, 2015 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident, Industrial Disease
The Construction industry, by its nature, can be a high-risk business in which to work due to many factors. Recent statistics show that workers in the construction industry are more than 100 times more likely to die from a disease caused or made worse by their work in...
by Russell Worth | 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 Russell Worth | 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 Russell Worth | 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...
by Russell Worth | May 5, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A roofing company in Lewisham has appeared in court after it breached safety failings, leaving a worker seriously injured when he fell five metres at a property in Bromley. 22-year-old Daniel Dennis fractured his back and pelvis and also broke his arm in the incident,...
by Russell Worth | Apr 30, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Factory Accidents, News
A firm has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety rules after a maintenance engineer’s hand was crushed at a Birmingham factory. The 40-year-old worker from Stourbridge, who has asked to remain unnamed, was injured in the incident at ThyssenKrupp...
