Personal Injury News Archive
30.09.2010.
Motorcyclist to seek compensation after road traffic accident
According to the North West Evening Mail, Paul Quayle is planning to gain damages from the authority after the pothole-related accident - which took place last Saturday morning (September 29th) - left him with cracked ribs and a suspected broken collarbone.
30.09.2010.
Nuneaton Council fined £5k for risking asbestos poisoning
An investigation conducted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Nuneaton and Bedworth Council - which has Conservative Marcus Jones as its MP - had instructed a member of its staff to fix a water leak in a housing development without warning him that the potentially lethal substance was present at the site.
29.09.2010.
Concrete company ordered to pay £10k fine after worker suffers broken bones
Master Concrete - which has depots around the UK in locations such as Birmingham and Glasgow - was found to have not properly planned for a project in which its employees were to take down a building in April 2009.
29.09.2010.
Workplace accidents lead to £8k fine for Norwich's Crown Chicken
Crown Chicken, which is based in Norwich and was established in 1993, pleaded guilty to twice breaking section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 during a case at Thetford Magistrates' Court and was subsequently fined £4,000 for each breach.
29.09.2010.
Two newsprint firms fined £17.5k each for accident at work
An investigation conducted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into an incident in August 2007 found that West Ferry Printers and Meta Management Services - which was established in 1992 - were responsible for a worker undergoing an amputation of his leg.
28.09.2010.
Firm fined £6k due to accident at work
WCM Europe - which is based in Essex but also has operations in Germany - pleaded guilty to breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 during a case at Basildon Magistrates' Court after it was prosecuted following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
27.09.2010.
Folded company awards family £47.5k in compensation following asbestos death
According to the Herald Express, insurers for Barnstaple - which is situated around 40 miles away from Exeter - firm Newman Tonks have agreed to pay the sum to the relatives of Donald Bracher, who died prematurely at the age of 76 due to poisoning from the substance in January 2008.
27.09.2010.
Farming company fined £70k for accident at work
According to the Mid Ulster Mail, Stephen Hyndman had his leg crushed as he attempted to clear a blockage in farming machinery in Cumbria around seven years ago.
27.09.2010.
Engineering company fined £17.5k for fatal accident at work
Autoy Limited, of Preston, was prosecuted following an investigation conducted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into an incident in January of last year in which Michael Lohaza - who had worked for the firm for 28 years - died after being trapped in an engineering lathe.
24.09.2010.
London Underground to face £20,000 fine after woman suffers head injury?
According to the London Evening Standard, a female was hit in the face by a canvas cover that had become partly detached from a train as she stood on the platform at Mile End station during the morning rush hour in November 2009.
24.09.2010.
HSE investigation leads to prosecution and fine for glass company
Intercity Glazing Systems - which was established in Bradford in 1998 - was found to have forced its workers to operate on a job which left them exposed to a potentially-fatal fall of six metres in May 2009.
24.09.2010.
Manufacturer fined £13.5k for accident at work
E-Leather Limited pleaded guilty to breaching clauses in both the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1998 during a case at Peterborough Magistrates' Court following an incident involving agency worker Robert Dunn in November 2009.
23.09.2010.
Dog owner ordered to pay £2k in personal injury damages
According to the Kidderminster Shuttle, the victim was attacked as she walked her own canine when a Staffordshire bull terrier ran towards them. The animal - which was not on a lead - then bit the female on the arm after she picked her own pet up in fear that it would be attacked.
23.09.2010.
HSE: Positive steps on asbestos being taken by many schools
According to an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), most local authorities in the country with system build schools now have precautionary measures in place to deal effectively with the potentially-lethal substance.
22.09.2010.
Boss fined £5k for liability in causing a worker partial blindness
According to the Bristol Evening Post, Jason Edgecombe, boss of JWP Fireworks, was liable for an incident in May 2008 in which employee Chris Hignell was left blind in his left eye and needing 19 operations on the affected area.
22.09.2010.
Landlords fined £6k for risking carbon monoxide poisoning
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that couple Atulkulmar Ratilal Patel and Chetna Atulkulmar Patel had replaced a boiler without being trained to do so or listed on the Gas Safe register, which was implemented into British law in April 2009.
22.09.2010.
Company fined £5k for risking workplace accidents
Viewline Northwest pleaded guilty to breaching section 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 during a case at Trafford Magistrates' Court after it was prosecuted following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
22.09.2010.
Construction firm and director fined £20k for fatal workplace accident
The fatal incident took place in August 2005 when Paul Palmer climbed into a slow-speed mixer to clean it and the device was switched on with him inside at premises in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, owned by Building Chemical Research (BCR) and its company director Stuart Reich.
22.09.2010.
Roofing boss fined £2k for endangering himself and workers
Mark McKernan - of the Greater Manchester town of Atherton, situated around six miles away from Wigan - pleaded guilty to breaching sections 6(3) and 10(3) of the Work at Height Regulations during a trial at Trafford Magistrates' Court following his prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
22.09.2010.
Injured man allowed to pursue compensation claim after accident at work
Paul Gelder's employer, UPS (Supply Chain Solutions), admitted a breach of health and safety rules and was fined £25,000 for the accident at work, plus £10,000 in costs, reports the Yorkshire Evening Post.
