by Russell Worth | Sep 24, 2014 | Accident at Work, Claims
A major international study has suggested that workers fearful of losing their jobs are at greater risk of developing asthma as a result of their stress. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Düsseldorf, the University of Amsterdam, and Massey...
by Russell Worth | Apr 28, 2014 | Accident at Work, News
Today is Workers Memorial Day; a time to commemorate the thousands of people who have lost their lives, been made ill, disabled or seriously injured through their work. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports that every year, approximately 12,000 are killed as a...
by Russell Worth | Mar 27, 2014 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Industrial Disease, News, Personal Injury
This week Russell Worth solicitors have launched a dedicated site for those who’ve developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from repetitive tasks at work. The website: www.carpal-tunnelsyndrome.co.uk provides sufferers information on the latest cures, treatments as well...
by Russell Worth | Mar 14, 2014 | Accident at Work, News
A heating, ventilation and air conditioning firm in Wednesbury has been fined thousands of pounds after a man was crushed to death whilst working in its warehouse. 58-year-old Ronald Meese, who was the company’s production supervisor, had been stacking metal tubes in...
by Russell Worth | Mar 12, 2014 | Accident at Work, News
A builder has been fined by Westminster Magistrates’ Court after two workers received second degree chemical burns from working in wet concrete for more than four hours. One of the workers who received severe chemical burns to both ankles required skin grafts...
by Russell Worth | Mar 7, 2014 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News
The BBC news website is reporting that a contractor for Crossrail in London has died in a shaft near Tottenham Court Road. The contractor is the first death at work to be reported in the £14.8bn rail scheme. The contractor sustained serious head injuries in the 10m...
