by Russell Worth | Mar 14, 2017 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Injury at Work
National bakery firm Warburtons has made changes to vehicles across its fleet and as a result has significantly reduced the number of accidents that had previously been occurring. While reviewing their accident data across the company’s personnel, they noticed that a...
by Russell Worth | Mar 7, 2017 | Accident at Work, Industrial Disease, Personal Injury
Catering, by its very nature, has a huge range of potential dangers; dangerous working environments including some that are very hot, others that are very cold, the use of sharp knives and potentially dangerous chemicals and procedures in employees’ daily roles all...
by Russell Worth | Feb 14, 2017 | Accident at Work, Injury at Work
A butchery business from Bristol has been fined £18,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £1,500 after one of its workers was seriously injured when cutting up beef bones. Bristol Magistrates Court heard how the employee had been cutting up beef bones using a band...
by Russell Worth | Jan 31, 2017 | Accident at Work, Brain Injuries, Head Injuries, Personal Injury
In cartoons when someone gets hit on the head they likely develop a lump that looks – depending on the cartoon – a bit like a golf ball. As surprising as it may seem, that is potentially the best outcome from a knock to the head; it shows that any swelling is...
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 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...
