by Russell Worth | Apr 18, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Claims, Factory Accidents, Forklift Accidents, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
A steel fabrication company based in North Yorkshire has been fined £135,000 and ordered to pay costs of £46,020 after one of its employees was killed when the fork lift truck he was operating turned over and crushed him to death. The Health and Safety Executive...
by Russell Worth | Apr 11, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Factory Accidents, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury
A metalwork casting and machining company was fined £160,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £6,000 after one of their employees nearly fell through a fragile roof at their premises. Canterbury Crown Court heard how one of the company’s employees was working on the...
by Russell Worth | Apr 11, 2016 | Accident at Work, Claims, Factory Accidents, Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, News, Personal Injury
An electro-polishing company in Hampshire has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £1,000 after one of their workers was seriously injured by chemicals at their premises. Keith Brown, a 51-year-old employee of the company, was instructed by his manager...
by Russell Worth | Feb 29, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Head Injuries, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents
Two companies have been fined for health and safety breaches after the director of one of the firms fell through the other company’s roof. Bournemouth magistrates court heard that while the director of an access firm was attending a gutter cleaning job at the premises...
by Russell Worth | Feb 22, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, asbestosis compensation, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Construction Site Accident, Factory Accidents, Faulty Equipment, Forklift Accidents, Head Injuries, Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents, Spinal Injury Compensation
As a part of managing the health and safety of your employees you have a duty to control the risks present in your workplace. In order to achieve this you need to think about what might cause harm to people and decide whether or not you are taking reasonable steps to...
by Russell Worth | Feb 15, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Claims, Factory Accidents, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Personal Injury, Scaffolding Accidents, Spinal Injury Compensation
Your spinal cord is a huge mesh of nerves that runs down the centre of your back. It carries signals and between your brain and your body, which makes your body perform all of the vital functions it does, both consciously and unconsciously. It is protected by the...
