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 | 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 3, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Factory Accidents, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Scaffolding Accidents
A Yorkshire roofing company was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,355 after one of their employees fractured his skull falling from a roof he was working on. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive discovered that there was no risk assessment in...
by Russell Worth | Apr 25, 2016 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Back Injury, Construction Site Accident, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident
A signage company based in Yorkshire has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £1500 after one of their workers fell five metres from a flat roof while attempting to erect a large sign. Chesterfield Magistrates Court heard how Sheffield-based Warburton...
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 4, 2016 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Construction Site Accident, Head Injuries, Injury at Work, Ladder Fall Accident, Scaffolding Accidents
A Glasgow-based solar panel installation company has been fined £153,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell through a roof light at a private home. The employee fractured his shin and a vertebra in the incident and was unable to work for nearly three...
