by Russell Worth | Feb 1, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Car Accidents, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Forklift Accidents, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
A north-western haulage firm has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £90,000 after one of its employees was crushed to death when an HGV became loose and rolled across a yard. The company was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after an...
by Russell Worth | Jan 5, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Forklift Accidents, Head Injuries, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents, Spinal Injury Compensation
Before you dig out the step ladder to put up the Christmas decorations, think carefully about doing so – as according to the HSE; up to 40% of falls from height accidents involve ladders. Falls from height are the highest cause of fatal injury in the food and drink...
by Russell Worth | Dec 22, 2015 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Faulty Equipment, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
In modern world in which we live, many jobs would now simply be unthinkable without the use of electrical tools and equipment. They can save us time, effort and as a result, money, and can make jobs that were previously only performed by trained professionals...
by Russell Worth | Dec 22, 2015 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, asbestosis compensation, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Faulty Equipment, Forklift Accidents, Head Injuries, Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents
If your business has five employees or fewer, you are not legally obliged to have a written risk assessment, but that does not mean that you don’t have to think about and identify any risks to employees, or the general public. Part of your responsibility as an...
by Russell Worth | Nov 24, 2015 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident, Industrial Disease
The Construction industry, by its nature, can be a high-risk business in which to work due to many factors. Recent statistics show that workers in the construction industry are more than 100 times more likely to die from a disease caused or made worse by their work in...
by Russell Worth | Apr 20, 2015 | Accident at Work, Construction Site Accident |
A firm in Nottinghamshire has appeared in court after a young employee severed the majority of his forearm in a machine which was not guarded correctly. Mark Marshall, from Retford, was employed by Kybotech Ltd when the incident occurred in July 2013. He was working...
