by Russell Worth | Feb 16, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A firm in Powys has been fined £10,000 after a woodworker lost his arm clearing sawdust from under a circular saw. 59-year-old Brian Morris, from Llanbadarn Fynnyd was working at Stagecraft Display Ltd.’s factory near Llandrindod Wells when the incident occurred in...
by Russell Worth | Feb 11, 2015 | Accident at Work, asbestosis compensation, News
A building company in Suffolk has been fined after it removed asbestos insulation board from a farm building in Essex without a license. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how a member of the public alerted the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after expressing...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | Accident at Work, News
A company in Rutland which manufactures children’s bedroom furniture has been prosecuted after one of its employees suffered severe injuries to his hand in a makeshift vacuum cleaner. Belvoir Associates Ltd had modified a dust extraction system which was portable and...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | Accident at Work
A joinery firm in Kent has been fined after one of its employees lost the tip of their left middle finger through working on an unguarded piece of machinery. The 31-year-old man, who has asked not to be named, is an employee of North Quay Trading Limited in Whitstable...
by Russell Worth | Feb 2, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
A global metal recycling company has been in court and fined £150,000 after one of its workers was killed by a 33-tonne metal barge, which collapsed on top of him. Father of two William Ward, who was 56 years old and lived in Handsworth, Sheffield, suffered...
by Russell Worth | Jan 28, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging employers in the North West of England to focus on the wellbeing of their employees as the organisation celebrates its 40th birthday. During 2013/14 there were 15 fatalities at North West based businesses, the HSE...
