by Russell Worth | Jan 31, 2017 | Accident Claims, Back Injury, Personal Injury, Spinal Injury Compensation
The spinal cord is essentially a bundle of nerves that runs from the brain down through the spine to the lower lumbar area, just below your ribs. The cord forms part of the central nervous system that sends information around the body to and from the brain. There are...
by Russell Worth | Nov 14, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, News
Three companies have been fined a total of over £1million after workers fell around 16 metres when a temporary platform collapsed. A carpenter and a steel-fixer were working on a temporary platform above the opening to a stairwell on the 9th floor of a construction...
by Russell Worth | Jun 28, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Claims, Injury at Work
British Telecom has been fined £500,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £100,000 after one its employees fell from a loft and broke his back and his ankles. The court heard how David Spurgeon was fixing a telephone fault in a residential block of flats in London....
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...
by Russell Worth | May 31, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Head Injuries, Ladder Fall Accident
British Telecom PLC have been fined £600,000 and ordered to pay costs of £60,000 following injuries sustained by two of their workers through falling from height while working. Teesside Crown Court heard how two of the company’s Open Reach engineers had been working...
by Russell Worth | May 23, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Construction Site Accident, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Scaffolding Accidents
A window fitting company and the principal contractor at a construction site have both been fined for safety failings by the HSE after a worker was seriously injured after falling three metres while installing windows. Darren Sheppard, a 54 year-old employee of GFT...
