by Russell Worth | Jul 5, 2013 | Accident at Work, Injury at Work, News
A recycling firm in Bolton has been ordered to pay nearly £130,000 in fines and costs after one of its employees was crushed between two trucks at a recycling plant and suffered serious injuries. The 61-year-old man from Towyn, North Wales, suffered fractures to his...
by Russell Worth | May 27, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News
A construction company based in South East London has been in court after one of its employees fell four metres through a skylight.45-year-old Paul Shaw was working at a property in Kent when he plunged through the badly-protected roof opening, suffering multiple...
by Russell Worth | May 23, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Industrial Disease
Asbestos is the single biggest cause of industrial disease deaths in the United Kingdom. Complete guidance is available on the Health and Safety Executive’s asbestos site, however, below are some basic health and safety advice and guidance to ensure those who...
by Russell Worth | May 22, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims
A third of all reported falls from a height incidents involve stepladders and ladders – on average this accounts for fourteen deaths and twelve hundred major incidents to employees each year. Many of these injuries are caused by inappropriate or incorrect use of...
by Russell Worth | May 22, 2013 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, News
Each year, over five thousand transport accidents occur in the workplace. According to the HSE about 50 of these end in the death of an contractor, employee or member of the public. The main causes of injury are workers falling off work vehicles, or being struck or...
by Russell Worth | May 21, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News
A County Durham man has been jailed along with a Tyneside firm and one of its directors fined following a demolition worker fell to his death from the cherry picker which was knocked over . Ken Joyce, of Lanchester, County Durham, was working for A&H Site Line...
