by Russell Worth | Apr 25, 2017 | Accident at Work, Car Accidents, Claims, Forklift Accidents, Head Injuries, Personal Injury
Nottinghamshire County Council has been fined £1 million and ordered to pay costs of over £10,000 after a disabled man was struck and injured by a tractor engaged in grounds maintenance. Nottingham Crown Court heard how the council workers were clearing branches and...
by Russell Worth | Nov 28, 2016 | Claims, News, Personal Injury
Powys County Council has been fined £75,000 and ordered to pay costs of £16,000 after a four-year-old boy nearly drowned during a swimming lesson. Swansea Crown Court heard how the boy’s father had gone to collect him from the lesson when he found him lying face down...
by Russell Worth | Nov 14, 2016 | Claims
Jiffy Packaging Company Limited; manufacturers of the famous ‘Jiffy Bags’ along with other packaging and stationery products, has been fined £70,000 and ordered to pay costs of £53,509 after one of its workers lost a thumb in an accident at their premises in Cheshire....
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 | Aug 2, 2016 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, occupational cancers
A school trust in Essex has been fined for poorly-planned and managed refurbishment and maintenance after staff and others were exposed to potentially harmful asbestos during the conversion of one of their buildings. Managers at The Boswells School in Chelmsford had...
by Russell Worth | Jul 18, 2016 | Accident at Work, Claims, Factory Accidents, Injury at Work, Personal Injury
Roxel (Rocket Motor) Ltd, an engineering company from Worcestershire, has been fined more than £380,000 and ordered to pay costs of £60,000 after an employee was injured when inspecting a rocket motor which exploded. The employee was apparently using a fibre optic...
