by Russell Worth | Mar 9, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A Carmarthen waste and recycling site was operating in such dangerous conditions that it was issued with eight notices by health and safety inspectors to immediately halt a number of activities, a court has heard. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors visited...
by Russell Worth | Mar 9, 2015 | Claims, News
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has been prosecuted after it failed to take appropriate measures to prevent at least 23 dermatitis cases amongst staff from 2007 to 2012. Appearing before Torquay Magistrates on 20th February, the Trust pleaded guilty to...
by Russell Worth | Mar 6, 2015 | Claims
A man from Paignton died as a result of asbestos exposure during his working life, an inquest has heard. 80-year-old Alan Albert Richens passed away at Torquay’s Rowcroft Hospice in December. In a statement written before his death, the inquest heard that the married...
by Russell Worth | Mar 4, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
An engineering firm in Cumbria has been fined £12,000 after one of its employees suffered severe injuries when he was hit by a metal frame, weighing almost two tonnes. The 21 year old worker from Carlisle, who requested not to be named, suffered a number of cuts and...
by Russell Worth | Mar 4, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A firm in Manchester which manufactures flight simulator equipment for the aviation industry has appeared in court after an investigation found it had been using unsafe machinery. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted EDM Ltd after an inspector discovered...
by Russell Worth | Mar 3, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A man who worked for Hull City Council has died of an asbestos-related illness, a court has heard. 74-year-old Kenneth Mann, who lived in Hull, passed away on 3rd December after developing mesothelioma in February last year. Mr Mann had worked on the Hull docks and,...
