by Russell Worth | Mar 13, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A metal galvanising company in Forfar has been prosecuted after an agency worker suffered severe leg injuries when a 500-kilogram A-frame fell onto him from a forklift truck. 19-year-old Robert Ramsey from Dundee had been working at a premises owned by Forfar...
by Russell Worth | Mar 13, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A conference has been announced by the Royal Society for the prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to address a number of major health and safety issues facing construction workers in the UK. The Construction Health and Safety Conference, which will be held at Birmingham’s...
by Russell Worth | Mar 13, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A farm owner has appeared in court after a worker died when he exposed to toxic gas. The man, in his 20s, died after being exposed to Hydrogen Sulphide whilst attempting to repair an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a term used to describe...
by Russell Worth | Mar 12, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A firm in Somerset has been sentenced in court after a quarry blast saw huge rocks fired outside a designated safety zone. The rocks, weighting up to 15 kilos each, were sent flying across a public road and narrowly missed employees of WCD Sleeman and Sons Ltd. They...
by Russell Worth | Mar 10, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A construction company in Derbyshire has appeared in court after a scaffolder was severely injured when he fell through a fragile surface whilst working on a London supermarket. 31-year-old James Whelan from Wimbledon fell seven metres in the incident, fracturing...
by Russell Worth | Mar 9, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A cleaning company in Surrey has been prosecuted for safety failings after one of its employees suffered life-changing injuries when he fell six metres through a fragile roof light. The 36-year-old worker, who has asked not to be named, was one of a team sent by...
