by Russell Worth | Feb 16, 2015 | Accident at Work, News
Two subcontractors from Sheffield have each been given eight-month prison sentences, suspended for 18 months, following the death of a worker. 56-year-old William Ward sustained catastrophic injuries when part of a 33-tonne metal barge collapsed on top of him in the...
by Russell Worth | Feb 16, 2015 | Claims, News, Personal Injury
Chessington World of Adventures has been sentenced for safety failings after a four-year-old girl was left suffering life-changing head injuries after falling from a raised walkway whilst she queued for a ride. The young girl, from Kent, fell almost four metres whilst...
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 16, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
Retail giant B&M has been fined £5,300 for exposing its employees to asbestos fibres at its store in Dalkeith. An investigation by Midlothian Council’s Environmental Health officers found the firm to be in breach of health and safety regulations and it pleaded...
by Russell Worth | Feb 16, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, News
Former England footballer Stuart Pearce has spoken of his fear of developing mesothelioma, after spending four years working as an electrician before becoming a much-loved sports star. 52-year-old Pearce, who played for clubs including Nottingham Forest, Newcastle,...
by Russell Worth | Feb 13, 2015 | Industrial Disease, News
An American study has suggested that people who suffer asthma as a result of their work are often not discussing it with their doctor for fear of them losing their job. The study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, surveyed 50,000 employed...
