by Russell Worth | Jan 15, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
JCB has been fined £25,000 after one its workers received serious injuries to his ribs, spine, bladder and kidneys when he was crushed at the firm’s assembly plant in Staffordshire. The fine was levied on the company by Stafford Magistrates Court on the 14th January...
by Russell Worth | Jan 14, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease
A Liverpool man has been awarded a significant amount in compensation from oil giant Shell after he was exposed to asbestos dust more than 40 years ago. 68-year-old Bill Jones launched a law suit against the company last year, after he was diagnosed with diffuse...
by Russell Worth | Jan 14, 2015 | Claims, Injury at Work, Medical Negligence
Nearly 20% of the population will be suffering with some form of hearing loss by 2031, new research suggests. The figures, taken from a report from “The Commission on Hearing Loss”, set-up by the International Longevity Centre-UK, estimate that in 2031 as many as 14.1...
by Russell Worth | Jan 14, 2015 | Accident at Work
A company in Kent has been prosecuted after it exposed workers to a number of unnecessary dangers. European Active Projects Ltd. was investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after photographs of the risks facing agency workers at the company’s site in...
by Russell Worth | Jan 14, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Factory Accidents, Injury at Work, News, Personal Injury
Jaguar Land Rover has been prosecuted after one of its workers suffered severe crush injuries from some inadequately guarded machinery. The 57-year-old man, who lives in Northfield, Birmingham but has asked not to be named, works as a maintenance electrician at the...
by Russell Worth | Jan 12, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
A metal recycling company from Lincolnshire described as neglecting health and safety “time and time again” has been heavily fined after a 49 year worker ended up with broken ribs when he fell from a conveyor belt. The accident happened when the man toppled off a...
