by Russell Worth | Mar 14, 2017 | Accident at Work, asbestosis compensation, Back Injury, Construction Site Accident, Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents
In addition to listening to too much Radio 2 and covering your favourite radio with paint, there is a range of dangers to which painters and decorators are frequently exposed that can have serious consequences. Ladders and falls from height Whenever ladders or...
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 | 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 20, 2016 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident, Injury at Work
A Stonemasonry company from Perth has been fined £16,000 after one of its apprentice stonemasons was seriously injured as a result of contact with an overhead power line. Perth Sherriff Court heard how the apprentice Rodd McFarlane was carrying out repairs on a...
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...
by Russell Worth | May 10, 2016 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Injury at Work
A construction firm from Cambridge has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £6,000 after one of their workers was injured when a skip-loader he was driving turned over and trapped his leg. Mead Construction (Cambridge) Ltd was connecting a domestic...