by Russell Worth | Apr 25, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents
In some cases erecting scaffolding can appear to be a relatively simple exercise, but it is crucial to the health and safety of those working on or around any scaffolding that it is constructed to a set of standards put in place by the Health and Safety Executive,...
by Russell Worth | Apr 25, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Construction Site Accident, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident
A signage company based in Yorkshire has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £1500 after one of their workers fell five metres from a flat roof while attempting to erect a large sign. Chesterfield Magistrates Court heard how Sheffield-based Warburton...
by Russell Worth | Apr 18, 2016 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, occupational cancers
Two companies have been fined a total of £15,000 for failing to deal with the removal of asbestos safely. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how two employees of a building renovation company had disturbed asbestos insulating board whilst they were carrying out...
by Russell Worth | Apr 18, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Claims, Factory Accidents, Forklift Accidents, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
A steel fabrication company based in North Yorkshire has been fined £135,000 and ordered to pay costs of £46,020 after one of its employees was killed when the fork lift truck he was operating turned over and crushed him to death. The Health and Safety Executive...
by Russell Worth | Apr 11, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Factory Accidents, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury
A metalwork casting and machining company was fined £160,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £6,000 after one of their employees nearly fell through a fragile roof at their premises. Canterbury Crown Court heard how one of the company’s employees was working on the...
by Russell Worth | Apr 11, 2016 | Accident at Work, Claims, Factory Accidents, Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, News, Personal Injury
An electro-polishing company in Hampshire has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £1,000 after one of their workers was seriously injured by chemicals at their premises. Keith Brown, a 51-year-old employee of the company, was instructed by his manager...
