by Russell Worth | Dec 11, 2013 | Accident Claims, News, Personal Injury
A gas fitter has been sentenced to six months in prison after a elderly gentleman sustained severe burns at his home in Manchester. Peter Smith was in a coma for three months following the explosion in 2011 and suffered 58% burns to his skin. The incident took place...
by Russell Worth | Dec 10, 2013 | Accident Claims, News
Blackpool Council has been fined £18,000 after a ten-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries when part of a park swing collapsed on him. Blackpool council had been warned repeatedly that the swing needed urgent attention, Blackpool Magistrates’ Court heard on 23rd...
by Russell Worth | Dec 10, 2013 | Accident Claims, News
A leisure centre operator in Essex has been fined after a toddler suffered severe burns in the swimming pool’s changing area. The 2 year old’s father, who has asked not to be named, was walking his son to the pool area after preparing him for his weekly...
by Russell Worth | Dec 4, 2013 | News, Personal Injury
Luton Airport and its design subcontractor have been fined after an elderly passenger was killed on a poorly sited pedestrian crossing. 78-year-old Mary Whiting from Norfolk was crushed by a 26 tonne milk lorry as she crossed between the terminal building and a...
by Russell Worth | Dec 3, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News
A wood recycling company has been fined £200,000 following a death at work where a worker was struck and run over by a loading vehicle. 43-year-old Raymond Thomas Burns, from Eston, worked for UK Wood Recycling Ltd at its site in Redcar. He was employed as a load...
by Russell Worth | Dec 2, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News
A roofing company in Driffield has been fined nearly £10,000 after a worker suffered a fractured skull just weeks after starting at the company. The young worker, who has asked not to be named, was 20 years old when the incident occurred in September 2011. He had...
