by Russell Worth | Apr 4, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Construction Site Accident, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Scaffolding Accidents
A Glasgow-based solar panel installation company has been fined £153,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell through a roof light at a private home. The employee fractured his shin and a vertebra in the incident and was unable to work for nearly three...
by Russell Worth | Apr 3, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Construction Site Accident, Injury at Work
A Scottish contracting company has been fined after an incident where a worker struck an underground cable while digging holes to erect a new fence. The worker suffered serious burns to his hands and face while he was working on a primary school refurbishment project...
by Russell Worth | Mar 21, 2016 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident, Faulty Equipment, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
Electrocution in the workplace is one of the most common forms of industrial injury, but it can be avoided in most cases by taking simple steps to ensure safe practise is used. It is your responsibility and the responsibility of your employer to make sure electricity...
by Russell Worth | Mar 21, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
A national crane hire company has been fined by the HSE for failings which led to the deaths of two men when a crane collapsed on a housing development in London. Southwark Crown Court heard that sections of the tower crane separated and the crane subsequently...
by Russell Worth | Mar 14, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Claims, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
What is a personal injury compensation claim? If you have had an accident or suffered any kind of personal injury whilst on public property, and can illustrate that it was not your fault, you might be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim. The person...
by Russell Worth | Mar 14, 2016 | Accident at Work, asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, Personal Injury
A gas engineer from Devon put himself and others at risk from exposure to asbestos fibres when he removed potentially dangerous asbestos material while replacing a boiler. The tenants of the property were concerned when they saw that the man had disturbed the old...
