by Russell Worth | Jan 4, 2017 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident, Injury at Work, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents
A construction company from Crawley in West Sussex has been fined after a self-employed contractor was injured when he fell from scaffolding on one of their building sites. Paisley Sheriffs Court heard how Alan Wilson; a sole trader contracted to carry out joinery...
by Russell Worth | Dec 19, 2016 | Accident Claims, News, Personal Injury
A farmer from near Bradford on Avon has been fined and ordered to pay costs of £30,000 after two members of the public were injured – one fatally – by cows in his field. The two elderly brothers; Mike and John Porter, were walking their dogs on leads along a public...
by Russell Worth | Nov 28, 2016 | Claims, News, Personal Injury
Powys County Council has been fined £75,000 and ordered to pay costs of £16,000 after a four-year-old boy nearly drowned during a swimming lesson. Swansea Crown Court heard how the boy’s father had gone to collect him from the lesson when he found him lying face down...
by Russell Worth | Jul 18, 2016 | Accident at Work, Claims, Factory Accidents, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
Roxel (Rocket Motor) Ltd, an engineering company from Worcestershire, has been fined more than £380,000 and ordered to pay costs of £60,000 after an employee was injured when inspecting a rocket motor which exploded. The employee was apparently using a fibre optic...
by Russell Worth | Jun 13, 2016 | Accident at Work, Claims, Factory Accidents, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
A haulage company from Dumfries has been fined £45,000 after one of its workers was tragically crushed to death by a hydraulic ramp on Christmas Eve. Ayr Sheriff Court heard how Andrew Adams, a 61-year-old employee J & J Currie Ltd was attempting to unload a...
by Russell Worth | Jun 6, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Factory Accidents, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
A Derbyshire waste management company has been fined £300,000 and ordered to pay costs of a further £50,000 after one of its workers was crushed to death between two vehicles. Derby Crown Court heard how 39-year-old employee Matthew Lambert was in the process of...