by Russell Worth | Dec 2, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News
A roofing company in Driffield has been fined nearly £10,000 after a worker suffered a fractured skull just weeks after starting at the company. The young worker, who has asked not to be named, was 20 years old when the incident occurred in September 2011. He had...
by Russell Worth | Nov 15, 2013 | Accident at Work, Injury at Work, News
A tissue manufacturer in Oldham has been fined £10,000 after a worker lost the tops of two fingers in some machinery. Rose Tissues Ltd processes and prints toilet paper and kitchen roll at its plant in Hollinwood, Greater Manchester. The firm was prosecuted by the...
by Russell Worth | Nov 13, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News, Personal Injury
A company in Croydon that builds truck bodies has been fined after a worker’s leg was crushed by almost 4 tonnes of steel sheets. The incident happened when Andrew Trotter, a self-employed lorry driver from Stoke-on-Trent, was working alongside a number of employees...
by Russell Worth | May 23, 2013 | Accident Claims
Slips and trips are one of the most common source of major accidents at work and can take place almost anywhere. 95% of major slips result in broken bones and they may also be the initial cause for a selection of other kinds of accident such as a fall from a ladder. A...
by Russell Worth | May 22, 2013 | Accident at Work, Back Injury, News
Each year, over five thousand transport accidents occur in the workplace. According to the HSE about 50 of these end in the death of an contractor, employee or member of the public. The main causes of injury are workers falling off work vehicles, or being struck or...
