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 9, 2015 | Back Injury, Claims, Personal Injury
A roofing firm has been fined £10,000 after a young mental health patient fell from the roof of a hospital, breaking her back and pelvis. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted W Hughes and Son Ltd after finding that the firm had failed in its duty to...
by Russell Worth | Jan 23, 2015 | Claims, News, Personal Injury
A farm owner has appeared in court after a lorry driver was electrocuted delivering to his farm in Salisbury. Tony Slade was fined a total of £20,000 and told to pay costs of £5,609 after he pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act. Salisbury...
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 8, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News, Personal Injury
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is calling on businesses to review their health and safety policies for the New Year. The regulator, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, is asking businesses to put a stop to a so-called ‘blame’ culture which it...
by Russell Worth | Dec 18, 2014 | Claims, News, Personal Injury
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has launched its #LittleThings campaign, aiming to raise awareness of the small changes that people can make to avoid minor accidents over the festive period. The charity, which has been at the heart of...
